In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
APPRAISES
Verb
appraises
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appraise
Source: Wiktionary
APPRAISE
Ap*praise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. & vb. n. Appraising.] Etym: [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
2. To estimate; to conjecture. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson.
3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] R. Browning. Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson.
Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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