In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DEVEXITY
De*vex"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. devexitas, fr. devexus. See Devex, a.]
Definition: A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity. [R.] Davies (Wit's Pilgr.)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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