According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
GROSGRAIN
grosgrain
(noun) a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grosgrain (countable and uncountable, plural grosgrains)
A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.
A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs.
A ribbon made of this fabric.
Source: Wiktionary
Gros"grain`, a. Etym: [F. Cf. Grogram.]
Definition: Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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