In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DOUTED
Verb
douted
simple past tense and past participle of dout
Source: Wiktionary
DOUT
Dout, v. t. Etym: [Do + out. Cf. Doff.]
Definition: To put out. [Obs.] "It douts the light." Sylvester.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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