According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
DEMILUNES
Noun
demilunes
plural of demilune
Source: Wiktionary
DEMILUNE
Dem"i*lune`, n. Etym: [F. demi-lune.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.
Note: Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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