In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EFFULGED
Verb
effulged
simple past tense and past participle of effulge
Source: Wiktionary
EFFULGE
Ef*fulge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effulged; p. pr. & vb. n. Effulging.] Etym: [L. effulgere to shine forth; ex + fulgere to flash, shine. See Fulgent.]
Definition: To cause to shine with abundance of light; to radiate; to beam. [R.] His eyes effulging a peculiar fire. Thomson.
Ef*fulge", v. i.
Definition: To shine forth; to beam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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