In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DOLENT
Etymology
Adjective
dolent (comparative more dolent, superlative most dolent)
(archaic) Sad, sorrowful.
Source: Wiktionary
Do"lent, a. Etym: [L. dolens, p. pr. of dolere: cf. F. dolent. See Dole sorrow.]
Definition: Sorrowful. [Obs.] Ford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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