In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
REEFBAND
Reef"-band` (rf"bnd`), n. (Naut.)
Definition: A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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