In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MACULATION
staining, spotting, maculation
(noun) the act of spotting or staining something
spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
maculation (plural maculations)
(obsolete) The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.
(zoology, botany, chiefly, uncountable) A pattern of spots.
Source: Wiktionary
Mac"u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. maculatio.]
Definition: The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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