In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PERISSAD
Per"is*sad, a. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: Odd; not even; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals whose valence is not divisible by two without a remainder. Contrasted with artiad.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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