In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BIGWIGS
Noun
bigwigs
plural of bigwig
Source: Wiktionary
BIGWIG
Big"wig`, n. Etym: [Big,a.+ wig.]
Definition: A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose] In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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