The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VERMICULATIONS
Noun
vermiculations
plural of vermiculation
Source: Wiktionary
VERMICULATION
Ver*mic`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. vermiculatio a being worm-eaten.]
1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.
2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.
3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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