In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ostracism
(noun) the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
banishment, ostracism, Coventry
(noun) the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); “the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ostracism (countable and uncountable, plural ostracisms)
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]
(figuratively) Banishment by some general consent. [from 17th c.]
Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
• (exclusion): ostracization, shunning, petalism
• Castroism, Croatisms, Socratism, microsats, rotacisms
Source: Wiktionary
Os"tra*cism, n. Etym: [Gr. Ostracize.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
2. Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism. Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men when they grow too great. Bacon. Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . . confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his country. A. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.