In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EXSICCATIONS
Noun
exsiccations
plural of exsiccation
Source: Wiktionary
EXSICCATION
Ex`sic*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. exsiccatio: cf. F. exsiccation.]
Definition: The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture; state of being dried up; dryness. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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