In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PAPILIOS
PAPILIO
Pa*pil"i*o, n. Etym: [L., a butterfly.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of butterflies.
Note: Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow- tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, or asterias, and related species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ORCHESTRATION
(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”
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