In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CIPOLINS
Noun
cipolins
plural of cipolin
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• psilocin
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CIPOLIN
Cip"o*lin, n. Etym: [It. cippollino, prop., a little onion, fr. cipolla onion (cf. E. cibol). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another.] (Min.)
Definition: A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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