In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DIDRACHM
Noun
didrachm (plural didrachms)
Alternative form of didrachma
Source: Wiktionary
Di"drachm, Di*drach"ma, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A two-drachma piece; an ancient Greek silver coin, worth nearly forty cents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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