In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CORTES
Cortes, Cortez, Hernando Cortes, Hernando Cortez, Hernan Cortes, Hernan Cortez
(noun) Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cor"tes (kr"ts), n. pl. Etym: [Sp. & Pg., fr. corte court.]
Definition: The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DERMATOGLYPHICS
(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
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