According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
INITIATORIES
Noun
initiatories
plural of initiatory
Source: Wiktionary
INITIATORY
In*i"ti*a*to*ry, a.
1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. Bp. Hall.
2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. Some initiatory treatises in the law. Herbert. Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together. J. M. Mason.
In*i"ti*a*to*ry, n.
Definition: An introductory act or rite. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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