In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
VEXILLATIONS
Noun
vexillations
plural of vexillation
Source: Wiktionary
VEXILLATION
Vex`il*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. vexillatio.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A company of troops under one vexillum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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