In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ENODE
E*node", v. t. Etym: [L. enodare; e out + nodare to fill with knots, nodus a knot.]
Definition: To clear of knots; to make clear. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MOTIVE
(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”
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