In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SEXIFID
Sex"fid, Sex"i*fid, a. Etym: [Sex- + root of L. findere to split: cf. F. sexfide.] (Bot.)
Definition: Six-cleft; as, a sexfid calyx or nectary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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