The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VIDETTE
Noun
vidette (plural videttes)
Alternative form of vedette
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*dette", n. (Mil.)
Definition: Same Vedette.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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