In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AQUILON
Etymology
Proper noun
Aquilon
The Roman god of the North Wind, equivalent to the Greek god Boreas.
The north wind personified.
Source: Wiktionary
Aq"ui*lon, n. Etym: [L. aquilo, -lonis: cf. F. aquilon.]
Definition: The north wind. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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