In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
oquassa (plural oquassas)
(archaic) A small, handsome trout, Salvelinus oquassa, found in some of the lakes in Maine. [fell out of use around 1920]
Source: Wiktionary
O*quas"sa, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small, handsome trout (Salvelinus oquassa), found in some of the lakes in Maine; -- called also blueback trout.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.