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Nescafé|ˈnɛskæfeɪ|
The proprietary name of a brand of instant coffee; a drink made of Nescafé. Also colloq. abbrev. Nes; [cf. caff] Nescaff.
1946Trade Marks Jrnl. 4 Sept. 475/2 Nescafé... Preparations of coffee in powder form. Nestlé's Milk Products Limited,..London,..Manufacturers. 1959[see ablute v.]. 1962A. Lejeune Duel in Shadows xi. 156 ‘Only Nescaff, I'm afraid,’ said Fiona Stewart-Long. 1966Observer 19 June 29/5 Silk shantung dress in Nescafé brown. 1966New Statesman 24 June 939/3 Maurice Ronet as a devil-may-care sadist, and George Segal in Nescafé as an old Algerian buddy. 1968H. Reade Comeback for Stark xii. 175 Sure you won't have a cup of nes? I prefer it to anything except the real bottled yellow. Take it cold in the summer. 1968Listener 18 Apr. 515/1 How many spoonfuls of Nescafé did the Chancellor of the Exchequer have in his elevenses that vital morning? 1970J. Fleming Young Man, I think you're Dying ii. 33, I could make you a cuppa hot Nescaff, eh? How about it? 1971‘P. Hobson’ Three Graces viii. 54 Downstairs for a cup of Nes. 1975N. Freeling What are Bugles blowing For? iv. 17 We'll have some coffee—or to be accurate, Nes. Ibid. v. 21 La Touche seemed to be waking up... Shock wearing off, or the stimulus of Nescafé. |