According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
TIFFANY
Tiffany, Louis Comfort Tiffany
(noun) United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tiffany (countable and uncountable, plural tiffanies)
A kind of gauze, or very thin silk.
Etymology
Proper noun
Tiffany
A northern English surname.
A female given name from surnames.
Noun
Tiffany (uncountable)
Short for Tiffany glass.
Source: Wiktionary
Tif"fa*ny, n. Etym: [OE. tiffenay; cf. OF. tiffe ornament, tiffer to adjust, adorn. See Tiff to dress.]
Definition: A species of gause, or very silk. The smoke of sulphur . . . is commonly used by women to whiten tiffanies. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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