In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PLANS
Verb
plans
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plan
Noun
plans
plural of plan
Source: Wiktionary
PLAN
Plan, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See Plain, a.]
1. A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram.
2. A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition. God's plans like lines pure and white unfold. M. R. Smith.
3. A method; a way of procedure; a custom. The simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can. Wordsworth. Body plan, Floor plan, etc. See under Body, Floor, etc.
Syn.
– Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project; design; contrivance; device. See Scheme.
Plan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planned; p. pr. & vb. n. Planning.]
1. To form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram.
2. To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country. Even in penance, planning sins anew. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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