In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ANENST
Preposition
anenst
(UK, dialect, Scotland) Over against.
(UK, dialect, Scotland) About; concerning; anent.
Anagrams
• Nantes, annets
Source: Wiktionary
A*nenst", A*nent", prep. Etym: [OE. anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See Even, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
1. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.
2. About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent this particular.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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