In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PURLINES
Noun
purlines
plural of purline
Anagrams
• spurline
Source: Wiktionary
PURLINE
Pur"lin, Pur"line, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Arch.)
Definition: In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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