In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RUBESCENT
Etymology
Adjective
rubescent (comparative more rubescent, superlative most rubescent)
turning red; reddening
Anagrams
• subcenter, subcentre
Source: Wiktionary
Ru*bes"cent, a. Etym: [L. rubescens, -entis, p.pr. of rubescere to grow red, v. incho from rubere to be red: cf. F. rubescent. See Ruby.]
Definition: Growing or becoming red; tending to redness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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