In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BESMUT
Etymology
Verb
besmut (third-person singular simple present besmuts, present participle besmutting, simple past and past participle besmutted)
(transitive) To blacken with smut; foul with soot.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*smut", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besmutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Besmutting.] Etym: [Pref. be- + smut: cf. AS. besmitan, and also OE. besmotren.]
Definition: To blacken with smut; to foul with soot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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