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.
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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ODONTOGLOSSUM
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
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