In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
feres
plural of fere
• Frees, Frese, frees, reefs
Source: Wiktionary
Fere, n. Etym: [OE. fere companion, AS. gefera, from feran to go, travel, faran to travel. sq. root78. See Fare.]
Definition: A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written also fear and feere.] Chaucer. And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere. Spenser. In fere, together; in company. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fere, a. Etym: [Cf. L. ferus wild.]
Definition: Fierce. [Obs.]
Fere, n. Etym: [See Fire.]
Definition: Fire. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fere, n. Etym: [See Fear.]
Definition: Fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fere, v. t. & i.
Definition: To fear. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.