In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide
(noun) a trite or obvious remark
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cliche (plural cliches)
Alternative form of cliché
cliche (third-person singular simple present cliches, present participle clicheing, simple past and past participle cliched)
Alternative form of cliché
• chicle
Source: Wiktionary
Cli`ché", n. Etym: [F. cliché, from clicher to stereotype.]
Definition: A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief. Cliché casting, a mode of obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid; also, the casting so obtained.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.