The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VOYOL
Voy"ol, n. (Naut.) (a) See Viol, 2. (b) The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also viol, and voyal.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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