In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PRESAGEMENT
Etymology
Noun
presagement (countable and uncountable, plural presagements)
The act or art of presaging; a foreboding.
That which is presaged, or foretold.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*sage"ment, n.
1. The act or art of presaging; a foreboding. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
2. That which is presaged, or foretold. [R.] "Ominous presagement before his end. " Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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