In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CLAVERED
Verb
clavered
simple past tense and past participle of claver
Anagrams
• calvered
Source: Wiktionary
CLAVER
Clav"er, n. [Obs.]
Definition: See Clover. Holland.
Clav"er, n.
Definition: Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. & North of Eng.] Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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