In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CIPPI
Noun
cippi
plural of cippus
Source: Wiktionary
CIPPUS
Cip"pus, n.; pl. Cippi. Etym: [L., stake, post.]
Definition: A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc. Gwilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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