In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GULLWING
Etymology
Adjective
gullwing (not comparable)
(of a door, flap, wings etc.) Resembling a gull's wings.
Noun
gullwing (plural gullwings)
One of a pair of doors, as of an aircraft, resembling a gull's wings when open.
(nautical) synonym of goose wing (sail position).
Source: Wiktionary
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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