In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
THLIPSIS
Etymology
Noun
thlipsis (uncountable)
(medicine, obsolete) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
(Christianity) A time of hardship.
Source: Wiktionary
Thlip"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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