There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PAVILION
pavilion, marquee
(noun) large and often sumptuous tent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pavilion (plural pavilions)
An ornate tent.
A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
(cricket) The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.
(anatomy) The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle.
(anatomy) The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
(military) A flag, ensign, or banner.
A flag or ensign carried at the gaff of the mizzenmast.
(heraldry) A tent used as a bearing.
A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
Synonyms
• (part of ear): auricle, pinna
Verb
pavilion (third-person singular simple present pavilions, present participle pavilioning, simple past and past participle pavilioned)
(transitive) To furnish with a pavilion.
(transitive) To put inside a pavilion.
(transitive, figuratively) To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour").
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*vil"ion, n. Etym: [F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings.]
1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. "[The] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions." Shak.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile.
3. (Mil.)
Definition: A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
4. (Her.)
Definition: Same as Tent (Her.)
5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
6. (Anat.)
Definition: The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky. The pavilion of heaven is bare. Shelley.
Pa*vil"ion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pavilioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pavilioning.]
Definition: To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents. The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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