In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HEMATOCRYA
Hem`a*toc"ry*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + kry`os cold.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to Hematotherma.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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