In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PISTOLES
Noun
pistoles
plural of pistole
Anagrams
• elispots, pilotess, ptiloses, slopiest, spoilest, telopsis
Source: Wiktionary
PISTOLE
Pis*tole", n. Etym: [F., probably a name given in jest in France to a Spanish coin. Cf. Pistol.]
Definition: The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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