In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ALIFORM
alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped
(adjective) having or resembling wings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aliform (comparative more aliform, superlative most aliform)
Shaped like a wing
(of a building) Having wings
Source: Wiktionary
Al"i*form, a. Etym: [L. ala wing + -form.]
Definition: Wing-shaped; winglike.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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