In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OSTEND
Os*tend", v. t. Etym: [L. ostendere to show.]
Definition: To exhibit; to manifest. [Obs.] Mercy to mean offenders we'll ostend. J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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