In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DIATESSARON
Etymology
Noun
diatessaron (plural diatessarons or diatessara)
(music, obsolete) The interval of a fourth.
(theology) A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament.
(obsolete) An electuary compounded of four medicines.
Anagrams
• diarsonates
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*tes"sa*ron, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Anc. Mus.)
Definition: The interval of a fourth.
2. (Theol.)
Definition: A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament.
3. An electuary compounded of four medicines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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