In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DIASTYLE
Noun
diastyle (plural diastyles)
(architecture) An intercolumnation of three column diameters.
Anagrams
• silyated, steadily
Source: Wiktionary
Di"a*style, n. Etym: [L. diastylus, Gr. diastyle.] (Arch.)
Definition: See under Intercolumniation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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