In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SURVEILLANCES
Noun
surveillances
plural of surveillance
Source: Wiktionary
SURVEILLANCE
Sur*veil"lance, n. Etym: [F., fr. surveiller to watch over; sur over + veiller to watch, L. vigilare. See Sur-, and Vigil.]
Definition: Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision. That sort of surveillance of which . . . the young have accused the old. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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