In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FOREREAD
Etymology
Verb
foreread (third-person singular simple present forereads, present participle forereading, simple past and past participle foreread)
(transitive) To signify beforehand; predict.
(transitive) To read beforehand or ahead of time.
(transitive) To perceive, interpret or figure out in advance.
Noun
foreread (plural forereads)
A foreword; preface.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*read", v. t.
Definition: To tell beforehand; to signify by tokens; to predestine. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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