In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FLOTES
Noun
flotes
plural of flote
Source: Wiktionary
FLOTE
Flote, v. t.
Definition: To fleet; to skim. [Obs.] Tusser.
Flote, n. Etym: [Cf. F. flot, L. fluctus; also cf. Float, n.]
Definition: A wave. [Obs.] "The Mediterranean flote." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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