In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PAVISE
pavis, pavise
(noun) (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pavise (plural pavises)
Alternative form of pavis
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*vise, n. Etym: [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.)
Definition: A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes screened also an archer with it. [Written also pavais, pavese, and pavesse.] Fairholt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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