In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OBLONGS
Noun
oblongs
plural of oblong
Source: Wiktionary
OBLONG
Ob"long, a. Etym: [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.]
Definition: Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
Ob"long, n.
Definition: A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad. The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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