In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DILLY
Etymology 1
Adjective
dilly (comparative more dilly, superlative most dilly)
Redolent of dill (the herb).
Etymology 2
Noun
dilly (plural dillies)
Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
Etymology 3
Noun
dilly (plural dillies)
(AU) A dilly bag.
Etymology 4
Noun
dilly (plural dillies)
(dated) A kind of stagecoach.
Anagrams
• idyll
Source: Wiktionary
Dil"ly, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. diligence.]
Definition: A kind of stagecoach. "The Derby dilly." J. H. Frere.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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