In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ACCENSOR
Ac*cen"sor, n. Etym: [LL., from p. p. accensus. See Accend.] (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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