In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LATITANCY
Etymology
Noun
latitancy (uncountable)
The act or state of lying hidden, or lurking.
Source: Wiktionary
Lat"i*tan*cy, n. Etym: [See Latitant.]
Definition: Act or state of lying hid, or lurking. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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