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.
UPSTROKE
upstroke
(noun) a stroke normally made in an upward direction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
upstroke (plural upstrokes)
The upward stroke of a pen, brush, piston, etc.
Antonyms
• downstroke
Source: Wiktionary
Up"stroke`, n.
Definition: An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made. Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega. Mrs. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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