The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
Vesta
(noun) the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
Vesta
(noun) (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Vesta
(Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
A female given name from Latin in occasional use.
(astronomy) 4 Vesta, the fourth asteroid discovered.
• (astronomy): 4 Vesta, ⚶
• (Eternal Virgin Goddesses): Hestia, Artemis/Diana, Athena/Minerva
• Avest., Sveta, evats, stave, vates
vesta (plural vestas)
a short match, made of wood or wax
• Avest., Sveta, evats, stave, vates
Source: Wiktionary
Ves"ta, n. Etym: [L. Vesta, akin to Gr. ush to burn (see East), or perhaps to Skr. vas to dwell, and E. was.]
1. (Rom. Myth.)
Definition: One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807.
3. A wax friction match. Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.