In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
REFOCILLATION
Etymology
Noun
refocillation (countable and uncountable, plural refocillations)
(obsolete) The restoration of strength by means of refreshment.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*foc`il*la"tion (-l"shn), n.
Definition: Restoration of strength by refreshment. [Obs.] Middleton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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