There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
MANTELETS
Noun
mantelets
plural of mantelet
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Source: Wiktionary
MANTELET
Man"tel*et, n. Etym: [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See Mantle.]
1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women. A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. Chaucer.
2. (Fort.)
Definition: A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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