In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GALLIED
Adjective
gallied (comparative more gallied, superlative most gallied)
(nautical) worried; flurried; frightened
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"lied, p. p. & a. (Naut.)
Definition: Worried; flurried; frightened. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
GALLY
Gal"ly, v. t. Etym: [See Gallow, v. t.]
Definition: To frighten; to worry. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] T. Brown.
Gall"y, a.
Definition: Like gall; bitter as gall. Cranmer.
Gal"ly, n.
Definition: See Galley, n., 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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