In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OVERGILDED
Etymology
Adjective
overgilded (comparative more overgilded, superlative most overgilded)
Gilded on top.
Excessively gilded, to the point of being gaudy.
Anagrams
• overglided
Source: Wiktionary
OVERGILD
O`ver*gild", v. t. Etym: [AS. ofergyldan.]
Definition: To gild over; to varnish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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