Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BROCADE
brocade
(noun) thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
brocade
(verb) weave a design into (textiles)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brocade (countable and uncountable, plural brocades)
(countable, uncountable) A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
An item decorated with brocade.
Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena
(metaphoric) A decorative pattern.
Verb
brocade (third-person singular simple present brocades, present participle brocading, simple past and past participle brocaded)
To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.
Anagrams
• bar code, barcode
Source: Wiktionary
Bro*cade", n. Etym: [Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F. brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach.]
Definition: Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched. A gala suit of faded brocade. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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