In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SUDARIUM
Etymology
Noun
sudarium (plural sudaria)
(archaic or historical) A napkin or handkerchief.
Synonyms
• sudary
Source: Wiktionary
Su*da"ri*um, n. Etym: [L., a handkerchief.] (Eccl.)
Definition: The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face with it, as he passed to the crucifixion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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