In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SERAPIS
Se*ra"pis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Myth.)
Definition: An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the divinities of the lower world. His worship was introduced into Greece and Rome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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