In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TIERCET
Etymology
Noun
tiercet (plural tiercets)
(poetry) A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.
Source: Wiktionary
Tier"cet, n. Etym: [F. tercet. See Tercet.] (Pros.)
Definition: A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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