In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
uplandish (comparative more uplandish, superlative most uplandish)
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to uplands; pertaining to or situated in country districts.
(obsolete) Rustic, rude, boorish; countrified, unsophisticated, or uncivilized.
Wild or savage; mountainous, or dwelling in the mountains.
Source: Wiktionary
Up*land"ish, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands. [Obs.] Chapman.
2. Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized. [Obs.] His presence made the rudest peasant melt, That in the wild, uplandish country dwelt. Marlowe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.