In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AGRASTE
AGGRACE
Ag*grace", v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + grace: cf. It. aggraziare, LL. aggratiare. See Grace.]
Definition: To favor; to grace. [Obs.] "That knight so much aggraced." Spenser.
Ag*grace", n.
Definition: Grace; favor. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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