In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
VEINSTONE
Etymology
Noun
veinstone (countable and uncountable, plural veinstones)
(geology, mining) synonym of gangue
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• vonsenite
Source: Wiktionary
Vein"stone`, n.
Definition: The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; -- called also veinstuff.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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