In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HARMONICAS
Noun
harmonicas
plural of harmonica
Anagrams
• Chorasmian, anachorism, maraschino
Source: Wiktionary
HARMONICA
Har*mon"i*ca, n. Etym: [Fem. fr. L. harmonicus harmonic. See Harmonic, n. ]
1. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
2. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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