In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CALLOSUM
Cal*lo"sum, n. Etym: [NL., fr. callosus callous, hard.] (Anat.)
Definition: The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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