In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OVINE
ovine
(adjective) of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
ovine (not comparable)
of, pertaining to, resembling, or being a sheep
(figuratively, by extension) resembling a sheep in character; passive, of low intelligence and acquiescent
Synonyms
• (of or relating to sheep): sheeplike, sheepy
• (resembling a sheep in character): sheepish
Noun
ovine (plural ovines)
A sheep.
Anagrams
• envoi
Source: Wiktionary
O"vine, a. Etym: [L. ovinus, fr. ovis sheep: cf. F. ovine.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ATROPHIED
(adjective) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; “partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”
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