In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ARRETS
ARRET
Ar*rĂŞt, n. Etym: [F. See Arrest, n.] (F. Law) (a) A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign. (b) An arrest; a legal seizure.
Ar*ret", v. t.
Definition: Same as Aret. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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