In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ADONIST
A*do"nist, n. Etym: [Heb. my Lords.]
Definition: One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated "Jehovah" are really the vowel points of the word "Adonai." See Jehovist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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