In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EXCORIATES
Verb
excoriates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excoriate
Source: Wiktionary
EXCORIATE
Ex*co"ri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excoriated;p. pr. & vb. n. excoriating.] Etym: [L. excoriare; ex out + corium hide. cf. Scourge; see Cuirass.]
Definition: To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HISTOLOGICALLY
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