In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
maigre, maiger, Sciaena aquila
(noun) large European marine food fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
maigre (not comparable)
(cookery) Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day).
Belonging to a fast day or fast.
maigre (plural maigres)
A kind of fish; the meagre.
• Margie, gamier, imager, mirage
Source: Wiktionary
Mai"gre, a. Etym: [F. See Meager.]
Definition: Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day. Walpole. Maigre food (R. C. Ch.), food allowed to be eaten on fast days.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.