In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CIRCUMCISING
Verb
circumcising
present participle of circumcise
Source: Wiktionary
CIRCUMCISE
Cir"cum*cise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumcised; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumcising.] Etym: [L. circumcisus, p. p. of circumcidere to cut around, to circumcise; circum + caedere to cut; akin to E. cæsura, homicide, concise, and prob. to shed, v. t.]
1. To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.
2. (Script.)
Definition: To purify spiritually.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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