In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HELICOGRAPH
Etymology
Noun
helicograph (plural helicographs)
An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.
Source: Wiktionary
Hel"i*co*graph`, n. Etym: [Helix + -graph.]
Definition: An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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