In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EXHALING
Verb
exhaling
present participle of exhale
Noun
exhaling (plural exhalings)
exhalation
Source: Wiktionary
EXHALE
Ex*hale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaled, p. pr. & vb. n.. Exaling.] Etym: [L. exhalare; ex out + halare to breathe; cf.F. exhaler. Cf. Inhale.]
1. To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia. Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales. Pope.
2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth.
Ex*hale", v. i.
Definition: To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish. Their inspiration exhaled in elegies. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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