In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PICTS
Picts, n. pl.; sing. Pict (. Etym: [L. Picti; cf. AS. Peohtas.] (Ethnol.)
Definition: A race of people of uncertain origin, who inhabited Scotland in early times.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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