In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PROTECTRIX
Etymology
Noun
protectrix (plural protectrices)
(archaic) A woman who protects; a protectress.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*tect"ress, Pro*tect"rix, n. Etym: [NL. protectrix.]
Definition: A woman who protects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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