In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FULVOUS
Etymology
Adjective
fulvous (not comparable)
Tawny-coloured.
The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of fulvous hue.
Source: Wiktionary
Ful"vous, a. Etym: [L. fulvus.]
Definition: Tawny; dull yellow, with a mixture of gray and brown. Lindley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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