In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
abear (third-person singular simple present abears, present participle abearing, simple past abore, past participle aborne or aborn)
(transitive, now rare, regional) To put up with; to endure. [from 9th c.]
(transitive, obsolete) To bear; to carry. [10th-15th c.]
(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To behave; to comport oneself. [16th-17th c.]
• (endure): Used in the negative nowadays.
abear (plural abears)
(obsolete) Bearing, behavior. [14th-17th c.]
• Abaré, Areba, Raabe, abare
Source: Wiktionary
A*bear", v.t. Etym: [AS. aberan; pref. a- + beran to bear.]
1. To bear; to behave. [Obs.] So did the faery knight himself abear. Spenser.
2. To put up with; to endure. [Prov.] Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2024
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.