In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
callower
comparative form of callow
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"low, a. Etym: [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]
1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden.
2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play [1675].
Cal*low", n. (Zoöl.) Etym: [Named from its note.]
Definition: A kind of duck. See Old squaw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 March 2025
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.