In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DILACERATION
Noun
dilaceration (countable and uncountable, plural dilacerations)
(dentistry) An angular distortion affecting a tooth.
The act or process of dilacerating; tearing to pieces.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*lac`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. dilaceratio: cf. F. dilacération.]
Definition: The act of rending asunder. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”
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