In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OSTRACODERMI
Ostracodermi, order Ostracodermi
(noun) extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Os`tra*coder"mi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUNGLASSES
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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