In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
fooleries
plural of foolery
Source: Wiktionary
Fool"er*y, n.; pl. Fooleries (.
1. The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity. Folly in fools bears not so strong a note, As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. Shak.
2. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical. That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any of these fooleries, it can not be suspected. Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.