In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ARIETTAS
Noun
ariettas
plural of arietta
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• aristate, artistæ
Source: Wiktionary
ARIETTA
A`ri*et"ta, Ar`i*ette", n. Etym: [It. arietta, dim. of aria; F. ariette.] (Mus.)
Definition: A short aria, or air. "A military ariette." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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