In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
COMEDO
blackhead, comedo
(noun) a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
comedo (plural comedones or comedos)
(medicine) A blackhead or whitehead.
Anagrams
• coomed
Source: Wiktionary
Com"e*do, n.; pl. Comedones. Etym: [L., a glutton. See Comestible.] (Med.)
Definition: A small nodule or cystic tumor, common on the nose, etc., which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass of retained oily secretion, with a black head (dirt).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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