The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VIRGINIAS
Proper noun
Virginias
Virginia and West Virginia, collectively.
Source: Wiktionary
VIRGINIA
Vir*gin"i*a, n.
Definition: One of the States of the United States of America.
– a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort (Mertensia Virginica).
– Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also woodbine, and American ivy. [U.S.] -- Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence.
– Virginia nightingale (Zoöl.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal.
– Virginia quail (Zoöl.), the bobwhite.
– Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in the United States. Bartlett.
– Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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4 October 2024
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(noun) a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person’s record)
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