In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISMASK
Etymology
Verb
dismask (third-person singular simple present dismasks, present participle dismasking, simple past and past participle dismasked)
(transitive) To remove a mask from.
(transitive) To uncover.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*mask", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + mask: cf. F. démasquer.]
Definition: To divest of a mask. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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