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.
PERIOSTRACUM
Etymology
Noun
periostracum (plural periostraca)
(malacology) The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells.
Source: Wiktionary
Per`i*os"tra*cum, n.; pl. Periostraca. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; -- called also epidermis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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