In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
glued, pasted
(adjective) affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; “he stayed glued to one spot”; “pieces of pasted paper”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
glued
simple past tense and past participle of glue
• luged
Source: Wiktionary
Glue, n. Etym: [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. Gluten.]
Definition: A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances. Bee glue. See under Bee.
– Fish glue, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders; isinglass.
– Glue plant (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed (Gloiopeltis tenax).
– Liquid glue, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid oralcohol.
– Marine glue, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with shellac, used in shipbuilding.
Glue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glued; p. pr. & vb. n. Gluing.] Etym: [F. gluer. See Glue, n.]
Definition: To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. This cold, congealed blood That glues my lips, and will not let me speak. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.