In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ACALYCINE
A*cal"y*cine, Ac`a*lys`i*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(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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