In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ACCOYED
Verb
accoyed
simple past tense and past participle of accoy
Source: Wiktionary
ACCOY
Ac*coy", v. t. Etym: [OF. acoyer; ac-, for L. ad. See Coy.]
1. To render quiet; to soothe. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To subdue; to tame; to daunt. [Obs.] Then is your careless courage accoyed. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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