In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LAUNCING
Verb
launcing
present participle of launce
Anagrams
• unlacing
Source: Wiktionary
LAUNCE
Launce, n.
Definition: A lance. [Obs.]
Launce, n. Etym: [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of a balance. Cf. Balance.]
Definition: A balance. [Obs.] Fortune all in equal launce doth sway. Spenser.
Launce, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Lant, the fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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