In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ASWEVE
A*sweve", v. t. Etym: [AS. aswebban; a + swebban. See Sweven.]
Definition: To stupefy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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