In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DUBOISINE
Du*bois"ine, n. (Med.)
Definition: An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of an Australian tree (Duboisia myoporoides), and regarded as identical with hyoscyamine. It produces dilation of the pupil of the eye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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