In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FIGGERY
Etymology 1
Noun
figgery (plural figgeries)
A fig farm or orchard.
Etymology 2
Noun
figgery
(colloquial, dated) Dressy ornamentation.
Source: Wiktionary
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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