In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISEMBELLISH
Etymology
Verb
disembellish (third-person singular simple present disembellishes, present participle disembellishing, simple past and past participle disembellished)
(transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`em*bel"lish, v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + embellish: cf. F. désembellir.]
Definition: To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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