In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DEGAGE
degage, detached, uninvolved
(adjective) showing lack of emotional involvement; “adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair”- J.S.Perelman; “she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she’s not hypocritically effusive”; “an uninvolved bystander”
degage
(adjective) free and relaxed in manner; “rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner”- Edmund Wilson
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Dé`ga`gé", a. [F., p. p. of dégager to disengage. See De-, lst Gage, and cf. Disgage.]
Definition: Unconstrained; easy; free. Vanbrugh.
A graceful and dégagé manner. Poe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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