In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
cantions
plural of cantion
• actinons, canonist, contains, sanction
Source: Wiktionary
Can"tion, n. Etym: [L. cantio, from canere to sing.]
Definition: A song or verses. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.