In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
WAXEN
waxen, waxlike, waxy
(adjective) having the paleness of wax; “the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor”- Bram Stoker; “the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him”; “a thin face with a waxy paleness”
waxen, waxy
(adjective) made of or covered with wax; “waxen candles”; “careful, the floor is waxy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
waxen (comparative more waxen, superlative most waxen)
(UK, dialectal) Grown.
Etymology 2
Verb
waxen
alternative past participle of wax.
(obsolete) plural simple present of wax
Etymology 3
Adjective
waxen (comparative more waxen, superlative most waxen)
Made of wax; covered with wax.
Of or pertaining to wax.
Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.
(rare) Easily effaced, as if written in wax.
Source: Wiktionary
Wax"en, a.
1. Made of wax. "The female bee, that . . . builds her waxen cells." Milton.
2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.
3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding. Men have marble, women waxen, minds. Shak. Waxen chatterer (Zoöl.), the Bohemian chatterer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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