In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HALVED
Verb
halved
simple past tense and past participle of halve
Adjective
halved (not comparable)
Divided into halves.
(botany) Appearing as if one side were cut away.
Synonyms
• (divided into halves): See bisected
Source: Wiktionary
Halved, a.
Definition: Appearing as if one side, or one half, were cut away; dimidiate.
HALVE
Hal"ve, n.
Definition: A half. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Halve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halved; p. pr. & vb. n. Halving.] Etym: [From Half.]
1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of. So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin soul that halves their own. M. Arnold.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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