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.
FLAMBEAU
flambeau
(noun) a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flambeau (plural flambeaus or flambeaux)
A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
Source: Wiktionary
Flam"beau; n.; pl. Flambeaux or Flambeaus. Etym: [F., fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little flame, dim. of flamma flame. See Flame.]
Definition: A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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