In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
COALSACK
Proper noun
Coalsack
The dark nebula near the constellation of the Southern Cross.
Etymology
Noun
coalsack (plural coalsacks)
A sack for carrying coal.
(astronomy) Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.
Source: Wiktionary
Coal"sack`, n. [Coal + 2d sack.] (Astron.)
Definition: Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars; esp., the large space near the Southern Cross sometimes called the Black Magellanic Cloud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
3 April 2025
WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee Trivia
