In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SAURURAE
Sau*ru"ræ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Archæopteryx is the type. See Archæopteryx, and Odontornithes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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