In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SCUTELLATED
Adjective
scutellated (comparative more scutellated, superlative most scutellated)
scutellate
Source: Wiktionary
Scu"tel*late, Scu"tel*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. scutella a dish, salver. Cf. Scuttle a basket.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. Woodward.
2. Etym: [See Scutellum.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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