In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
VIRGULES
Noun
virgules
plural of virgule
Source: Wiktionary
VIRGULE
Vir"gule, n. Etym: [F. virgule, fr. L. virgula, dim. of virga. See Verge a rod.]
Definition: A comma. [R.] In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a cæsura in the middle, which is pointed by a virgule. Hallam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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