In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EFFLUENCE
outflow, effluence, efflux
(noun) the process of flowing out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
effluence (countable and uncountable, plural effluences)
The process of flowing out.
Something that flows out; the issue.
Synonyms
• (process of flowing out): efflux, effluxion, outflow
Source: Wiktionary
Ef"flu*ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. effluence.]
1. A flowing out, or emanation.
2. That which flows or issues from any body or substance; issue; efflux. Bright effluence of bright essence increate! Milton. And, as if the gloom of the earth and sky had been but the effluence of these two mortal hearts, it vanished with their sorrow. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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