TELESCOPIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

telescopiform (comparative more telescopiform, superlative most telescopiform)

Shaped like a telescope, with retractile tubular portions.

Source: Wiktionary



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OBLIGATE

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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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