In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
wadd (countable and uncountable, plural wadds)
(mineral) Alternative form of wad
Source: Wiktionary
Wad, Wadd, n. (Min.) (a) An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of different oxides and water, with some oxide of iron, and often silica, alumina, lime, or baryta; black ocher. There are several varieties. (b) Plumbago, or black lead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.