The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WOMANKIND
womankind
(noun) women as distinguished from men
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
womankind (uncountable)
Women, taken collectively.
Synonym: womenkind
Antonyms
• mankind
Source: Wiktionary
Wom"an*kind`, n.
Definition: The females of the human race; women, collectively. A sanctuary into which womankind, with her tools of magic, the broom and mop, has very infrequent access. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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