In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ARMILLAE
Noun
armillae
plural of armilla
Source: Wiktionary
ARMILLA
Ar*mil"la, n.; pl. E. Armillas, L. Armillæ. Etym: [L., a bracelet.]
1. An armil.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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