In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ASSIEGES
Noun
assieges
plural of assiege
Verb
assieges
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assiege
Source: Wiktionary
ASSIEGE
As*siege", v. t. Etym: [OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F. assiéger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See Siege.]
Definition: To besiege. [Obs.] "Assieged castles." Spenser.
As*siege", n.
Definition: A siege. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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