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.
OSTIARY
doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary
(noun) someone who guards an entrance
doorkeeper, ostiary, ostiarius
(noun) the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ostiary (plural ostiaries)
The mouth of a river; an estuary.
One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.
Source: Wiktionary
Os"ti*a*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [L. ostium door, entrance. See Usher.]
1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter. N. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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