In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LUCUBRATE
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
lucubrate (third-person singular simple present lucubrates, present participle lucubrating, simple past and past participle lucubrated)
(rare) To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
To work or write like a scholar.
Synonyms
• burn the midnight oil
• elucubrate
• pull an all-nighter
Anagrams
• tubercula
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"cu*brate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lucubrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lucubrated.] Etym: [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See Light, n.]
Definition: To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
Lu"cu*brate, v. t.
Definition: To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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