In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
jetson (countable and uncountable, plural jetsons)
jetsam
• jetons
Source: Wiktionary
Jet"sam, Jet"son, n. Etym: [F. jeter to throw: cf. OF. getaison a throwing. Cf. Flotsam, Jettison.]
1. (Mar. Law)
Definition: Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.
2. Jettison. See Jettison, 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.