In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ATONES
Verb
atones
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atone
Anagrams
• Easton, Seaton, Stonea, astone, sonate
Source: Wiktionary
At*ones, adv.
Definition: Etym: [See At one.] [Obs.] Down he fell atones as a stone. Chaucer.
ATONE
A*tone", v. t.
1. To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease. [Obs.] I would do much To atone them, for the love I bear to Cassio. Shak.
2. To unite in making. [Obs. & R.] The four elements . . . have atoned A noble league. Ford.
3. To make satisfaction for; to expiate. Or each atone his guilty love with life. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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