In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OUTRANCE
Etymology
Noun
outrance (usually uncountable, plural outrances)
(obsolete) The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety.
Anagrams
• cornuate, courante
Source: Wiktionary
Ou`trance", n. Etym: [F. See OutrÉ.]
Definition: The utmost or last extremity. Combat à outrance, a fight to the end, or to the death.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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