In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ABLEN
Ab"let, Ab"len Etym: [F. ablet, ablette, a dim. fr. LL. abula, for albula, dim. of albus white. Cf. Abele.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small fresh-water fish (Leuciscus alburnus); the bleak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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