In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FORCIPAL
For"ci*pal, a.
Definition: Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut like a pair of forceps. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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