In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TUTRIX
Etymology
Noun
tutrix (plural tutrixes or tutrices)
(obsolete) a female tutor
(Quebec law) a female tutor (person other than a parent having charge of a child or other person requiring protection)
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"trix, n. Etym: [L. See Tutor.]
Definition: A female guardian; a tutoress. [R.] Smollett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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