In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MORTICE
mortise, mortice
(noun) a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mortice, mortise
(verb) join by a tenon and mortise
mortise, mortice
(verb) cut a hole for a tenon in
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
mortice (plural mortices)
(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise
Verb
mortice (third-person singular simple present mortices, present participle morticing, simple past and past participle morticed)
(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise
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