In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RETRAITS
Noun
retraits
plural of retrait
Anagrams
• attirers, straiter, tarriest
Source: Wiktionary
RETRAIT
Re*trait", n. Etym: [It. ritratto, fr. ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr. L. retrahere. See Retract.]
Definition: A portrait; a likeness. [Obs.] Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
4 April 2025
GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee Trivia
