In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
athetosis
(noun) a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
athetosis (countable and uncountable, plural athetoses)
(symptom) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.
• thiasotes
Source: Wiktionary
Ath`e*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.