In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GOBO
Etymology 1
Noun
gobo (plural gobos or goboes)
(film, television) A disc placed between a light and the illuminated object or actor in order to diffuse the glare.
(theatre) A template inserted over a light source in order to control the shape of the thrown light.
A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds.
Etymology 2
Noun
gobo (uncountable)
The taproot of young burdock plants, eaten as a root vegetable.
Anagrams
• BOGO, Bogo, boog, goob
Source: Wiktionary
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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