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.
LACQUERINGS
Noun
lacquerings
plural of lacquering
Source: Wiktionary
LACQUERING
Lac"quer*ing, n.
Definition: The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of lacquer put on.
LACQUER
Lac"quer, n. Etym: [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg. lacte, fr. laca lac. See Lac the resin.] [Written also lacker.]
Definition: A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-maché, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made.
Lac"quer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lacquered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacquering.]
Definition: To cover with lacquer. "Lacquer'd chair." Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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