In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium
(noun) medicine used to treat diarrhea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paregoric (plural paregorics)
A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain.
paregoric (comparative more paregoric, superlative most paregoric)
Assuaging or soothing pain.
paregoric elixir
Source: Wiktionary
Par`e*gor"ic a. Etym: [L. paregoricus, Gr. parégorique. See Allegory.]
Definition: Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.
Par`e*gor"ic, n. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.