In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CULTRIFORM
Etymology
Adjective
cultriform (comparative more cultriform, superlative most cultriform)
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
Source: Wiktionary
Cul"tri*form (-tr-frm), a. Etym: [L. culter, cultri, knife + -form.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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