In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FUSEL
Fu"sel, n., Fu"sel oil. Etym: [G. fusel bad liquor.] (Chem.)
Definition: A hot, acrid, oily liquid, accompanying many alcoholic liquors (as potato whisky, corn whisky, etc.), as an undesirable ingredient, and consisting of several of the higher alcohols and compound ethers, but particularly of amyl alcohol; hence, specifically applied to amyl alcohol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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