In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HAMITE
Ha"mite, n.Etym: [L. hamus hook.] (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form.
Ham"ite, n.
Definition: A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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