In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
Bod"lei*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.