In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OSTIOLES
Noun
ostioles
plural of ostiole
Anagrams
• Osloites, stoolies
Source: Wiktionary
OSTIOLE
Os"ti*ole, n. Etym: [L. ostiolum a little door, dim. of ostium a door: cf. F. ostiole.] (Bot.) (a) The exterior opening of a stomate. See Stomate. (b) Any small orifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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