In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FITCHET
Noun
fitchet (plural fitchets)
(obsolete) The fitchew, or polecat.
Source: Wiktionary
Fitch"et, Fitch"ew, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. fisseau, fissel, OD. fisse, visse, vitsche, D. vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European polecat (Putorius foetidus). See Polecat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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