In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AMBIDEXTERITIES
Noun
ambidexterities
plural of ambidexterity
Source: Wiktionary
AMBIDEXTERITY
Am"bi*dex*ter"i*ty, n.
1. The quality of being ambidexas, ambidexterity of argumentation. Sterne. Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity. De Quincey.
2. Double-dealing. (Law)
Definition: A juror's taking of money from the both parties for a verdict.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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