In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DUNNOCK
Etymology
Noun
dunnock (plural dunnocks)
A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Source: Wiktionary
Dun"nock, n. Etym: [Cf. Dun,a.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor. [Local, Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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