In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FIORITURE
Etymology
Noun
fioriture pl (plural only)
(music) Little "flowers" of ornament introduced into a melody by a singer or player.
Source: Wiktionary
Fio`ri*tu"re, n. pl. Etym: [It., pl. of fioritura a flowering.] (Mus.)
Definition: Little flowers of ornament introduced into a melody by a singer or player.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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