In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DOCETAE
Do*ce"tæ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: Ancient heretics who held that Christ's body was merely a phantom or appearance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DERMATOGLYPHICS
(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
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