In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
NODOSARINE
No`do*sa"rine, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus Nodosaria.
– n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A foraminifer of the genus Nodosaria or of an allied genus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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