In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CURSORES
Cur*so"res (kr-s"rEz), n. pl. Etym: [L. cursor, pl. cursores, a runner.] (Zoöl.) (a) An order of running birds including the ostrich, emu, and allies; the Ratitaæ. (b) A group of running spiders; the wolf spiders.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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