The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VERMICULAR
vermicular, vermiculate, vermiculated
(adjective) decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; “vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
vermicular (comparative more vermicular, superlative most vermicular)
Relating to, or having the form of, a worm.
Synonym: vermiculate
Source: Wiktionary
Ver*mic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. vermiculus a little worm, dim. of vermis a worm: cf. F. vermiculaire. See Vermicelli.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm; shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or track of a worm; as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion of the intestines. See Peristaltic. "A twisted form vermicular." Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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