In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
WITTICASTER
Wit"tic*as`ter, n. Etym: [Formed like criticaster.]
Definition: A witling. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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