In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BEDWARF
Etymology
Verb
bedwarf (third-person singular simple present bedwarfs, present participle bedwarfing, simple past and past participle bedwarfed)
(archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*dwarf", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedwarfed.]
Definition: To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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