In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OVERFLOURISH
Etymology
Verb
overflourish (third-person singular simple present overflourishes, present participle overflourishing, simple past and past participle overflourished)
(obsolete) To make excessive display or flourish of.
(obsolete) To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*flour"ish, v. t.
1. To make excessive display or flourish of. Collier.
2. To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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