In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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MIRK
Mirk, a. Etym: [See Murky.]
Definition: Dark; gloomy; murky. Spenser. Mrs. Browning.
Mirk, n.
Definition: Darkness; gloom; murk. "In mirk and mire." Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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