In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DUCHESSING
Verb
duchessing
present participle of duchess
Source: Wiktionary
DUCHESS
Duch"ess, n. Etym: [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.]
Definition: The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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