In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ADMINICLES
Noun
adminicles
plural of adminicle
Anagrams
• medicinals, miniclades
Source: Wiktionary
ADMINICLE
Ad*min"i*cle, n. Etym: [L. adminculum support, orig., that on which the hand rests; ad + manus hand + dim. ending -culym.]
1. Help or support; an auxiliary. Grote.
2. (Law)
Definition: Corroborative or explanatory proof.
Note: In Scots law, any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost deed. Bell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NECESSITATE
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”
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