In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
blueline (plural bluelines)
A reproduction of the material submitted for printing, computer-generated or printed from film, provided to the customer for approval before the material is printed.
blueline (third-person singular simple present bluelines, present participle bluelining, simple past and past participle bluelined)
To create the bluelines for material that is about to be printed.
To check the bluelines before printing material.
To veto a portion of a budget.
To edit a legal document.
(surgery) To mark on a patient's body where the surgical incision is to be made.
(US, Canada)
• Blue Nile, Nile blue, belluine, line-blue
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2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.