In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CHEQUERS
Etymology
Proper noun
Chequers
A 16th-century manor house in Buckinghamshire, England, serving as the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Noun
chequers
plural of chequer
Source: Wiktionary
CHEQUER
Cheq"uer, n. & v.
Definition: Same as Checker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUNGLASSES
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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