In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ACCITING
Verb
acciting
present participle of accite
Source: Wiktionary
ACCITE
Ac*cite", v. t. Etym: [L. accitus, p. p. of accire, accere, to call for; ad + ciere to move, call. See Cite.]
Definition: To cite; to summon. [Obs.] Our heralds now accited all that were Endamaged by the Elians. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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