In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
STEGNOSIS
Etymology
Noun
stegnosis (uncountable)
(medicine, archaic) constipation
(medicine, archaic) constriction of the vessels or ducts
Source: Wiktionary
Steg*no"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Stegnotic.] (Med.)
Definition: Constipation; also, constriction of the vessels or ducts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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