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.
CROCKET
crocket
(noun) an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crocket (plural crockets)
(architecture) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.
Source: Wiktionary
Crock"et (krk"t), n. Etym: [OF. croquet, F. crochet, dim. of croc hook. See Crook, and cf. Crotchet.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc.
2. A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler. The antlers and the crockets. W. Black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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