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.
CARYATID
caryatid
(noun) a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
caryatid (plural caryatids or caryatides)
A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element, used as a support for entablature.
Source: Wiktionary
Car`y*at"ic, Car`y*at"id, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a caryatid.
Car`y*at"id, n.; pl. Caryatids Etym: [See Caryatides.]
Definition: (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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