In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
UNPITIOUS
Un*pi"tious, a.
1. Impious; wicked. [Obs.] "The life of the unpitous." Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8).
2. Destitute of pity; pitiless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
– Un*pi"tous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*pi"tous*ness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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