Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
CALAMANCO
Etymology
Noun
calamanco (countable and uncountable, plural calamancos or calamancoes)
A glossy woolen fabric with striped or checkered designs.
Source: Wiktionary
Cal`a*man"co, n. Etym: [LL. calamancus, calamacus; cf. camelaucum; a head covering made of camel's hair, NGr. calmande a woolen stuff.]
Definition: A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked. "a gay calamanco waistcoat." Tatler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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