In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CORIUMS
Noun
coriums
plural of corium
Source: Wiktionary
CORIUM
Co"ri*um (k"r-m), n. Etym: [L. corium leather.]
1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I. Fosbroke.
2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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