In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FORESHOWING
Etymology 1
Verb
foreshowing
present participle of foreshow
Etymology 2
Noun
foreshowing (countable and uncountable, plural foreshowings)
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
foreshowings and prophecies
Source: Wiktionary
FORESHOW
Fore*show", v. t. Etym: [AS. foresceáwian to foresee, provide; fore + sceáwian to see. See Show, v. t.]
Definition: To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell. Your looks foreshow You have a gentle heart. Shak. Next, like Aurora, Spenser rose, Whose purple blush the day foreshows. Denham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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