In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ALMONERS
Noun
almoners
plural of almoner
Anagrams
• Monreals, Salmeron, loresman, normales, salmoner
Source: Wiktionary
ALMONER
Al"mon*er, n. Etym: [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aumônier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.]
Definition: One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ORCHESTRATION
(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”
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