In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GHOSTLIKE
apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual
(adjective) resembling or characteristic of a phantom; “a ghostly face at the window”; “a phantasmal presence in the room”; “spectral emanations”; “spiritual tappings at a seance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ghostlike (comparative more ghostlike, superlative most ghostlike)
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
Source: Wiktionary
Ghost"like`, a.
Definition: Like a ghost; ghastly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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