In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DENTIPHONE
Den"ti*phone, n. Etym: [L. dens, dentis, tooth + Gr.
Definition: An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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