In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MISPRAISE
Etymology
Verb
mispraise (third-person singular simple present mispraises, present participle mispraising, simple past and past participle mispraised)
(transitive, rare) To praise falsely, injudiciously, or without good reason.
(transitive, archaic) To slander, blame, or disparage.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*praise", v. t.
Definition: To praise amiss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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