In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CONDUITS
Noun
conduits
plural of conduit
Anagrams
• discount, ductions, noctuids
Source: Wiktionary
CONDUIT
Con"duit ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct.]
1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid. All the conduits of my blood froze up. Shak. This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk. Burke.
2. (Arch.) (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water. Oxf. Gloss. (b) A narrow passage for private communication.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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