In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BADAUD
Ba`daud", n. [F.]
Definition: A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.
A host of stories . . . dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the badauds of Paris. Pall Mall Mag.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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