In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CATNAP
nap, catnap, light sleep, short sleep, forty winks, snooze
(noun) sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
nap, catnap, catch a wink
(verb) take a siesta; “She naps everyday after lunch for an hour”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
catnap (plural catnaps)
A brief, light sleep. [from 1820s]
Verb
catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)
(intransitive) To take a catnap, to take a short sleep or nap. [from 1850s]
Etymology 2
Verb
catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)
(transitive) To kidnap a cat.
Anagrams
• captan
Source: Wiktionary
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