In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
APPROPRIATIVE
appropriative
(adjective) of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
appropriative (comparative more appropriative, superlative most appropriative)
Taking or setting apart for oneself; appropriating; constituting appropriation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pro"pri*a*tive, a.
Definition: Appropriating; making, or tending to, appropriation; as, an appropriative act.
– Ap*pro"pri*a*tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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