In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DESIGNATIONS
Noun
designations
plural of designation
Source: Wiktionary
DESIGNATION
Des`ig*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. designatio: cf. F. désignation.]
1. The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
2. Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.
3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation. The usual designation of the days of the week. Whewell.
4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase. Finite and infinite seem . . . to be attributed primarily, in their first designation, only to those things have parts. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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