In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
Fig"gum, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A juggler's trick; conjuring. [Obs.] The devil is the author of wicked figgum. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.