In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BREME
Etymology
Adjective
breme
(obsolete) Stormy, tempestuous, fierce.
(obsolete) Famous; renowned; well-known.
Anagrams
• EBMer, Ember, berme, ember
Source: Wiktionary
Breme, a. Etym: [OE. breme, brime, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. breme, br, famous. Cf. Brim, a.]
1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] Spenser. From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing air. Drayton.
2. Famous; renowned; well known. Wright. [Written also brim and brimme.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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