In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
carrack, carack
(noun) a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carack (plural caracks)
Alternative form of carrack
• cracka
Source: Wiktionary
Car"ack, n. Etym: [F. caraque (cf. Sp. & Pg. carraca, It. caracca.), LL. carraca, fr. L. carrus wagon; or perh. fr. Ar. qorqur (pl. qaraqir) a carack.] (Naut.)
Definition: A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon. [Spelt also carrack.] The bigger whale like some huge carrack law. Waller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.