In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DORMITIVES
Noun
dormitives
plural of dormitive
Source: Wiktionary
DORMITIVE
Dor"mi*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dormitif, fr. dormire to sleep.]
Definition: Causing sleep; as, the dormitive properties of opium. Clarke.
– n. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific; an opiate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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