According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
PALINURUS
Palinurus, genus Palinurus
(noun) type genus of the family Palinuridae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pal`inu"rus, n. Etym: [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of Æneas.] (Naut.)
Definition: An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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