In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TAKEUPS
Noun
takeups
plural of takeup
Anagrams
• takes up, uptakes
Source: Wiktionary
TAKEUP
Take"-up`, n. (Mach.)
Definition: That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(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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