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.
EPAULET
epaulet, epaulette
(noun) adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
epaulet (plural epaulets)
A decoration or flourish worn on the shoulders, as on a uniform.
(entomology) tegula
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"au*let`, Ep"au*lette`, n. Etym: [F. Ă©paulette, dim. of Ă©paule shoulder, fr. L. spatula a broad piece (LL., shoulder), dim. of spatha abroad, flat instrument, fr. Gr. Spade the instrument, and cf. Epaule, Spatula.] (Mil.)
Definition: A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot.
Note: In the United States service the epaulet is reserved for full dress uniform. Its use was abolished in the British army in 1855.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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