In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
UNRECONSTRUCTED
unreconstructed
(adjective) adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded; “peasants are still unreconstructed small capitalists at heart”; “there are probably more unreconstructed Southerners than one would like to admit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unreconstructed (comparative more unreconstructed, superlative most unreconstructed)
Not reconstructed.
Unreconciled to social or cultural change; particularly with respect to the Reconstruction after the American Civil War.
Verb
unreconstructed
simple past tense and past participle of unreconstruct
Source: Wiktionary
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AMATORY
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
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