The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VISITE
Etymology
Noun
visite (plural visites)
A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace formerly worn by women in summer.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*site", n. Etym: [F. See Visit, n.]
Definition: A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 November 2024
OSTENSIBLE
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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