In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PINIC
Pi"nic ( a. Etym: [L. pinus pine.] (Chem.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the pine; obtained from the pine; formerly, designating an acid which is the chief constituent of common resin, - - now called abietic, or sylvic, acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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