In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CATAMENIA
menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow
(noun) the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; “the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”; “a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped”--Hippocrates; “the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females”--Aristotle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
catamenia (uncountable)
The female period; menstrual discharge.
Synonyms
• See also menstruation.
Source: Wiktionary
Cat`a*me"nia, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
15 March 2025
TRUNCATION
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
Coffee Trivia
