Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
MATTRESS
mattress
(noun) a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mattress (plural mattresses)
A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.
A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
Verb
mattress (third-person singular simple present mattresses, present participle mattressing, simple past and past participle mattressed)
(transitive) To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket.
Anagrams
• smart set, smartest, smatters
Source: Wiktionary
Mat"tress, n. Etym: [OF. materas, F. matelas, LL. matratium; cf. Sp. & Pg. almadraque, Pr. almatrac; all from Ar. matsrah a place where anything is thrown, what is thrown under something, fr. tsaraha to throw.]
1. A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened. [Written also matress.]
2. (Hydraulic Engin.)
Definition: A mass of interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents or waves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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