According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
ADVISING
Verb
advising
present participle of advise
Noun
advising (plural advisings)
(obsolete) Advice.
Source: Wiktionary
ADVISE
Ad*vise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advised; p. pr. & vb. n. Advising.] Etym: [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See Advice, and cf. Avise.]
1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. "I shall no more advise thee." Milton.
2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] Bid thy master well advise himself. Shak.
Syn.
– To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.
Ad*vise", v. t.
1. To consider; to deliberate. [Obs.] Advise if this be worth attempting. Milton.
2. To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to advise with friends.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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