In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EXPOUNDS
Verb
expounds
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
Source: Wiktionary
EXPOUND
Ex*pound", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] Etym: [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.]
1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] He expounded both his pockets. Hudibras.
2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. Expound this matter more fully to me. Bunyan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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