In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BESOTTING
Verb
besotting
present participle of besot
Anagrams
• obtesting
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BESOT
Be*sot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Besotting.]
Definition: To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate. Fools besotted with their crimes. Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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