The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WATERBORNE
waterborne
(adjective) supported by water; “waterborne craft”
waterborne
(adjective) transported by water; “waterborne freight”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
waterborne (not comparable)
transported or transmitted by water
floating on the water; afloat
Source: Wiktionary
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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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