In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SECCO
Etymology
Adjective
secco (not comparable)
(art) dry
(music) dry – sparse accompaniment, staccato, without resonance
Noun
secco (plural seccos)
(art) A work painted on dry plaster, as distinguished from a fresco.
Source: Wiktionary
Sec"co, a. Etym: [It.]
Definition: Dry. Secco painting, or Painting in secco, painting on dry plaster, as distinguished from fresco painting, which is on wet or fresh plaster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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