In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
pawky
(adjective) cunning and sly; “the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants”- Punch
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pawky (comparative pawkier, superlative pawkiest)
(Scotland, northern British) Shrewd, sly; often also characterised by a sarcastic sense of humour. [from 17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Paw"ky, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. pæcean to deceive.]
Definition: Arch; cunning; sly. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.