In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TISRI
Tis"ri, n. Etym: [Heb. tishri, fr. Chald. shera' to open, to begin.]
Definition: The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a part of October.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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