In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
snakestone (countable and uncountable, plural snakestones)
A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
(paleontology) An ammonite (because of its coiled form).
Source: Wiktionary
Snake"stone`, n.
1. A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.
2. (Paleon.)
Definition: An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which resembles that of a coiled snake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.