In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LUXURIATES
Verb
luxuriates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate
Source: Wiktionary
LUXURIATE
Lux*u"ri*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Luxuriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Luxuriating.] Etym: [L. luxuriatus, p. p. of luxuriari, -are, to luxuriate. See Luxury.]
1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. " Corn luxuriates in a better mold." Burton.
2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures.
3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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