In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ALLUVIUMS
Noun
alluviums
plural of alluvium
Source: Wiktionary
ALLUVIUM
Al*lu"vi*um, n.; pl. E. Alluviums, L. Alluvia. Etym: [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious.] (Geol.)
Definition: Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. Lyell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
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