In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LEANTO
Lean"-to`, a. (Arch.)
Definition: Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof.
– n.
Definition: A shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also penthouse, and to-fall. The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to, all round this inner apartment. De Foe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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