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.
OBELISK
obelisk
(noun) a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
dagger, obelisk
(noun) a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
obelisk (plural obelisks)
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
(printing) The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark.
Verb
obelisk (third-person singular simple present obelisks, present participle obelisking, simple past and past participle obelisked)
(entomology, of a dragonfly) To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"e*lisk, n. Etym: [L. obeliscus, Gr. obélisque.]
1. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.
2. (Print.)
Definition: A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [&dag;]. See Dagger, n., 2.
Ob"e*lisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obelisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Obelisking.]
Definition: To mark or designate with an obelisk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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