In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CONGLOBE
conglobate, conglobe
(verb) assume a globular shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
conglobe (third-person singular simple present conglobes, present participle conglobing, simple past and past participle conglobed)
(archaic, poetic, ambitransitive) To conglobate; to collect into a round mass.
But what means this? The downy swathes combine,
Conglobe, the smothery coy-caressing stuff
Curdles about her!
Source: Wiktionary
Con*globe", v. t. [imp & p. p. Conglobed; p. pr. & vb. n. Conglobing.] Etym: [L. conglobare: cf. F. conglober. Cf. Conglobate.]
Definition: To gather into a ball; to collect into a round mass. Then founded, then conglobed Like things to like. Milton.
Con*globe", v. i.
Definition: To collect, unite, or coalesce in a round mass. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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