In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LANIOID
La"ni*oid, a. Etym: [NL. Lanius (fr. L. lanius a butcher), the typical genus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the shrikes (family Laniidæ).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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