In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
kittened
simple past tense and past participle of kitten
Source: Wiktionary
Kit"ten, n. Etym: [OE. kiton, a dim. of cat; cf. G.kitze a young cat, also a female cat, and F. chaton, dim. of chat cat, also E. kitling. See Cat.]
Definition: A young cat.
Kit"ten, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Kittened; p. pr. & vb. n. Kittening.]
Definition: To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens. Shak. H. Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.