In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HALLOWING
Verb
hallowing
present participle of hallow
Noun
hallowing (plural hallowings)
The act by which something is hallowed.
Source: Wiktionary
HALLOW
Hal"low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hallowed(); p. pr. & vb. n. Hallowing.] Etym: [OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. halgian, fr. halig holy. See Holy.]
Definition: To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence. "Hallowed be thy name." Matt. vi. 9. Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein. Jer. xvii. 24. His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. Milton. In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground [Gettysburg]. A. Lincoln.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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