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.
ORRISES
Noun
orrises
plural of orris
Anagrams
• Rosiers, rosiers, sorries
Source: Wiktionary
ORRIS
Or"ris, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted from It. ireos iris. See Iris.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of flower-de- luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets. Orris pea (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root.
– Orris root, the fragrant rootstock of the orris.
Or"ris, n.
1. Etym: [Contr. from orfrays, or from arras.]
Definition: A sort of gold or silver lace. Johnson.
2. A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked; especially, one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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