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.
FLANCHED
Etymology
Adjective
flanched (not comparable)
(heraldry) Having flanches.
Source: Wiktionary
Flanched, a. (Her.)
Definition: Having flanches; -- said of an escutcheon with those bearings.
FLANCH
Flanch, n.; pl. Flanches. Etym: [Prov. E., a projection, OF. flanche flank. See Flank.]
1. A flange. [R.]. (Her.)
Definition: A bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.
Note: Flanches are always in pairs. A pair of flanches is considered one of the subordinaries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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