In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EPIPERIPHERAL
Ep`i*pe*riph"er*al, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + peripheral.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; -- especially applied to the feelings which originate at the extremities of nerves distributed on the outer surface, as the sensation produced by touching an object with the finger; -- opposed to entoperipheral. H. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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