In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
REDHAND
Red"-hand` (rd"hnd`), Red"-hand`ed (-hnd`d), a. or adv.
Definition: Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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