In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CRYPTOGRAM
cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing
(noun) a piece of writing in code or cipher
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cryptogram (plural cryptograms)
Encrypted text.
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
Source: Wiktionary
Cryp"to*gram (krp"t-grm), n.
Definition: A cipher writing. Same as Cryptograph.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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