According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
OCTODECIMO
Etymology
Noun
octodecimo (plural octodecimos)
(paper, printing) A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into eighteenths (3.5"-4.5" x 4.9"-5.9").
(printing) A book consisting of pages of that size.
Synonyms
• (paper size): 18mo, eighteenmo, 18º
• (book size): 18mo, eighteenmo, 18º, T
Source: Wiktionary
Oc`todec"i*mo, a. Etym: [L. octodecim eighteen. See Octavo, Decimal, and -mo.]
Definition: Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
Oc`to*dec"i*mo, n.; pl. Octodecimos (.
Definition: A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 18mo or 18º, and called eighteenmo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
6 April 2025
KIP
(noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
Coffee Trivia
