In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
KALSOMINE
Etymology
Trade name.
Noun
kalsomine (countable and uncountable, plural kalsomines)
Calcimine.
Verb
kalsomine (third-person singular simple present kalsomines, present participle kalsomining, simple past and past participle kalsomined)
To calcimine.
Source: Wiktionary
Kal"so*mine, n. & v. t.
Definition: Same as Calcimine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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