In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EMBOLDENED
emboldened
(adjective) made bold or courageous
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
emboldened (comparative more emboldened, superlative most emboldened)
Having been made bold.
Verb
emboldened
simple past tense and past participle of embolden
They were emboldened by their success.
Source: Wiktionary
EMBOLDEN
Em*bold"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emboldened; p. pr. & vb. n. Emboldening.]
Definition: To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. Shak. The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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