In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
POECILE
Poe"ci*le, n.
Definition: Same as Poicile.
Poi"ci*le, or; Poe"ci*le, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. poecile.]
Definition: The frescoed porch or gallery in Athens where Zeno taught. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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