Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
NETSUKES
Noun
netsukes
plural of netsuke
Source: Wiktionary
NETSUKE
Net"su*ke, n. [Jap.]
Definition: In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire), and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much used on purses sold in Europe and America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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