In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PRIGGISH
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
(adjective) exaggeratedly proper; “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn’t approve of my miniskirts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
priggish (comparative more priggish, superlative most priggish)
Like a prig.
Synonyms
• (like a prig): prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical
Source: Wiktionary
Prig"gish, a.
Definition: Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical.
– Prig"gish*ly, adv.
– Prig"gish-ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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