In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
QUIETIVE
Adjective
quietive (comparative more quietive, superlative most quietive)
Tending to quieten or make passive.
Noun
quietive (plural quietives)
Something that quietens; a sedative.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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