In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SKUTE
Skute, n. Etym: [Icel. sk; akin to Sw. skuta, Dan. skude, D. schuit, Lg. schĆ¼te, and E. schoot, v.t.]
Definition: A boat; a small vessel. [Obs.] Sir R. Williams.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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