In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
URAEUSES
Noun
uraeuses
plural of uraeus
Source: Wiktionary
URAEUS
U*ræ"us, n. [NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail, Gr. , fr. tail.] (Egypt. Archæol.)
Definition: A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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