In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FLEURONS
Noun
fleurons
plural of fleuron
Source: Wiktionary
FLEURON
Fleu`ron", n. [F., fr. OF. floron. Cf. Floroon.]
Definition: A flower-shaped ornament, esp. one terminating an object or forming one of a series, as a knob of a cover to a dish, or a flower- shaped part in a necklace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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