The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
XIPHOPHYLLOUS
Etymology
Adjective
xiphophyllous (not comparable)
(botany) Having sword-shaped leaves
Source: Wiktionary
Xi*phoph"yl*lous, a. Etym: [Gr. xi`fos sword + (Bot.)
Definition: Having sword-shaped leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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