In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
UNCLINCH
Etymology
Verb
unclinch (third-person singular simple present unclinches, present participle unclinching, simple past and past participle unclinched)
Alternative form of unclench
Source: Wiktionary
Un*clinch", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clinch.]
Definition: To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [Written also unclench.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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