In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EMBRAIDED
Verb
embraided
simple past tense and past participle of embraid
Source: Wiktionary
EMBRAID
Em*braid", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + 1st braid.]
1. To braid up, as hair. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To upbraid. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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