In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
WEIGELIAS
Noun
weigelias
plural of weigelia
Source: Wiktionary
WEIGELIA
Wei"gel*a, Wei*ge"li*a, n. Etym: [NL. So named after C. E. Weigel, a German naturalist.] (Bot.)
Definition: A hardy garden shrub (Diervilla Japonica) belonging to the Honeysuckle family, with withe or red flowers. It was introduced from China.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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