In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CHAFFWAX
Chafe"wax`, or Chaff"wax`, n. (Eng. Law)
Definition: Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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