In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CANDLEHOLDER
Etymology
Noun
candleholder (plural candleholders)
A device for holding one or more lit candles
Hyponyms: candelabrum, candlestick, girandole
(historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
(dated, by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
Source: Wiktionary
Can"dle*hold`er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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