In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
UNKEMPT
unkempt
(adjective) not properly maintained or cared for; “an unkempt garden”; “native vistas and unkempt rambling paths”; “an ukempt appearance”
unkempt
(adjective) not neatly combed; “wild unkempt hair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unkempt (comparative more unkempt, superlative most unkempt)
(of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled.
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
(figurative) Rough; unpolished
Synonyms
• dishevelled
• slovenly
Source: Wiktionary
Un*kempt", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + kempt, p. p. of kemb.]
1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.
2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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