The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VISAGE
countenance, visage
(noun) the appearance conveyed by a personās face; āa pleasant countenanceā; āa stern visageā
countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
(noun) the human face (ākisserā and āsmilerā and āmugā are informal terms for āfaceā and āphizā is British)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
visage (plural visages)
Countenance; appearance; one's face.
Synonym: Thesaurus:countenance
Anagrams
• Veigas
Source: Wiktionary
Vis"age (; 48), n. Etym: [F. visage, from L. visus a seeing, a look, fr. videre, visum, to see. See Vision.]
Definition: The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face. Chaucer. "A visage of demand." Shak. His visage was so marred more than any man. Isa. lii. 14. Love and beauty still that visage grace. Waller.
Vis"age (; 48), v. t.
Definition: To face. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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