In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CIRCUMFUSE
circumfuse
(verb) spread something around something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
circumfuse (third-person singular simple present circumfuses, present participle circumfusing, simple past and past participle circumfused)
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
To spread round; to surround.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*fuse", v. t. Etym: [L. circumfusus, p. p. of circumfundere to pour around; circum + fundere to pour.]
Definition: To pour round; to spread round. His army circumfused on either wing. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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