In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
gaudery, pomp
(noun) cheap or pretentious or vain display
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gaudery (countable and uncountable, plural gauderies)
finery; ornaments; ostentatious display.
Source: Wiktionary
Gaud"er*y, n.
Definition: Finery; ornaments; ostentatious display. [R.] "Tarnished gaudery." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.