In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MAZARD
Etymology 1
Noun
mazard (plural mazards)
(archaic slang) Head; skull.
Etymology 2
Noun
mazard (plural mazards)
A kind of small black cherry.
Source: Wiktionary
Maz"ard, n. Etym: [Cf. F. merise a wild cherry.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of small black cherry.
Maz"ard, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. mazer, the head being compared to a large goblet.]
Definition: The jaw; the head or skull. [Obs.] Shak.
Maz"ard, v. t.,
Definition: To knock on the head. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRADUAL
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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