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.
DECUSSATING
Verb
decussating
present participle of decussate
Source: Wiktionary
DECUSSATE
De*cus"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decussating.] Etym: [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.]
Definition: To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.
De*cus"sate, De*cus"sa*ted, a.
1. Crossed; intersected.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.
3. (Rhet.)
Definition: Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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