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.
PLAITING
Verb
plaiting
present participle of plait
Noun
plaiting (plural plaitings)
plaited material
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Source: Wiktionary
PLAIT
Plait, n. Etym: [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p.p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.]
1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. The plaits and foldings of the drapery. Addison.
2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica.
Plait, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaiting.]
1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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