In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
WHIMSEYS
Noun
whimseys
plural of whimsey
Source: Wiktionary
WHIMSEY
Whim"sey, Whimsy, n.; pl. Whimseys or Whimsies. Etym: [See Whim.]
1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." Ray. Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. Swift. Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth. Bancroft.
2. (Mining)
Definition: A whim.
Whim"sey, v. t.
Definition: To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze. [R.] To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. J. Fletcher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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