In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
cartilages
plural of cartilage
• agrestical
Source: Wiktionary
Car"ti*lage, n. Etym: [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.] (Anat.)
Definition: A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust under Duplication. Articular cartilage, cartilage that lines the joints.
– Cartilage bone (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification of cartilage.
– Costal cartilage, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum. See Illust. of Thorax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 September 2024
(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.