In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ILLUMES
Verb
illumes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of illume
Source: Wiktionary
ILLUME
Il*lume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuming.] Etym: [Cf. F. illuminer. See Illuminate.]
Definition: To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine. Shak. The mountain's brow, Illumed with fluid gold. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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