In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ALAMODES
Noun
alamodes
plural of alamode
Source: Wiktionary
ALAMODE
Al"a*mode`, adv. & a. Etym: [F. Ã la mode after the fashion.]
Definition: According to the fashion or prevailing mode. "Alamode beef shops." Macaulay.
Al"a*mode`, n.
Definition: A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode. Buchanan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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