In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
APPELLATIONS
Noun
appellations
plural of appellation
Source: Wiktionary
APPELLATION
Ap`pel*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. appellatio, fr. appellare: cf. F. appellation. See Appeal.]
1. The act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. The act of calling by a name.
3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation. They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume.
Syn.
– See Name.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SESQUIPEDALIAN
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