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.
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
Word of the Day
7 November 2024
ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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