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.
SCUTCHEONS
Noun
scutcheons
plural of scutcheon
Source: Wiktionary
SCUTCHEON
Scutch"eon, n. Etym: [Aphetic form of escutcheon.]
1. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield. Bacon. The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes. Macaulay.
2. A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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