In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MERCATURE
Mer"ca*ture, n. Etym: [L. mercatura commerce.]
Definition: Commerce; traffic; trade. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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