In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EYESTALK
Etymology
Noun
eyestalk (plural eyestalks)
(anatomy) A motile stalk having an eye at the tip.
Synonyms
• ommatophore
Source: Wiktionary
Eye"stalk`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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