In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
pasties
plural of pasty
plural of pastie
(slang) dry mouth; xerostomia
• Spetsai, patesis, patsies, tapises
Source: Wiktionary
Pas"ty, a.
Definition: Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness. "A pasty complexion." G. Eliot.
Pas"ty, n.; pl. Pasties. Etym: [OF. pasté, F. pâté. See Paste, and cf. Patty.]
Definition: A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish; a meat pie. "If ye pinch me like a pasty." Shak. "Apple pasties." Dickens. A large pasty baked in a pewter platter. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.