In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TAVERNS
Noun
taverns
plural of tavern
Anagrams
• servant, starven, versant
Source: Wiktionary
TAVERN
Tav"ern, n. Etym: [OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a hut, booth, tavern. Cf. Table, Tabernacle.]
Definition: A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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