In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
elaborating
present participle of elaborate
Source: Wiktionary
E*lab"o*rate, a. Etym: [L. elaboratus, p. p. of elaborare to work out; e out + laborare to labor, labor labor. See Labor.]
Definition: Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research. Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. Waller.
Syn.
– Labored; complicated; studied; perfected; high-wrought.
– E*lab"o*rate*ly, adv.
– E*lab"o*rate*ness, n.
E*lab"o*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elaborated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elaborating.]
1. To produce with labor They in full joy elaborate a sigh, Young.
2. To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a literary work. The sap is . . . still more elaborated and exalted as it circulates through the vessels of the plant. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.