In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
slip, elusion, eluding
(noun) the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eluding
present participle of elude
• Legundi, dueling, indulge
Source: Wiktionary
E*lude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eluding.] Etym: [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F. éluder. See Ludicrous.]
Definition: To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force of an argument or a blow. Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain, Then, hid in shades, eludes he eager swain. Pope. The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a gradual process of which the stages elude close definition. Tylor.
Syn.
– To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock; baffle; frustrate; foil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.