In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DIGLYPH
Etymology
Noun
diglyph (plural diglyphs)
A member with two vertical channels or grooves, without the two lateral half grooves which characterize the triglyph.
Source: Wiktionary
Di"glyph, n. Etym: [Gr. (Arch.)
Definition: A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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