According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
CARDBOARD
cardboard, unlifelike
(adjective) without substance; “cardboard caricatures of historical figures”
cardboard, composition board
(noun) a stiff moderately thick paper
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cardboard (countable and uncountable, plural cardboards)
A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.
Usage notes
Despite widespread general use in English, the term cardboard is deprecated in commerce and industry as not adequately defining a specific product.
Adjective
cardboard
Made of or resembling cardboard; (figurative) flat or flavorless.
• Twentieth-Century Scottish Drama, page 501
MUMMER 3 pulls out an inflated cushion with a very cardboard crown on it.
Source: Wiktionary
Card"board, n.
Definition: A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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