The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WRAITHLIKE
shadowy, wraithlike
(adjective) lacking in substance; “strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds”- W.A.Butler; “dim shadowy forms”; “a wraithlike column of smoke”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wraithlike (comparative more wraithlike, superlative most wraithlike)
Resembling a wraith; ghostly.
Source: Wiktionary
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