In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PURPRESTURES
Noun
purprestures
plural of purpresture
Source: Wiktionary
PURPRESTURE
Pur*pres"ture, n. Etym: [Probably corrupted (see Prest) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr. pourprendre: cf. LL. purprestura. Cf. Purprise.] (Law)
Definition: Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp., any encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be common or public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc. [Written also pourpresture.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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