In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AMT
Amt, n.; pl. Amter (#), E. Amts (#). [Dan. & Norw., fr. G.]
Definition: An administrative territorial division in Denmark and Norway.
Each of the provinces [of Denmark] is divided into several amts, answering . . . to the English hundreds. Encyc. Brit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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