In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
former, erstwhile(a), old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime
(adjective) belonging to some prior time; “erstwhile friend”; “our former glory”; “the once capital of the state”; “her quondam lover”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
onetime (not comparable)
(principally US) Former.
(principally US) For a single instance.
• (former): past, sometime
• meneito, temenoi
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.