In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
QUADROONS
Noun
quadroons
plural of quadroon
Source: Wiktionary
QUADROON
Quad*roon", n. Etym: [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See Quarter a fourth part, and cf. Quarteron.]
Definition: The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. [Written also quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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