In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CENTUPLED
Verb
centupled
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
Source: Wiktionary
CENTUPLE
Cen"tu*ple, a. Etym: [L. centuplex; centum + plicare to fold; cf. F. centuple.]
Definition: Hundredfold.
Cen"tu*ple, v. t.
Definition: To increase a hundredfold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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