In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
POLLARDED
Verb
pollarded
simple past tense and past participle of pollard
Adjective
pollarded (comparative more pollarded, superlative most pollarded)
(of a tree) That has been cut back heavily in order to produce dense new growth
Source: Wiktionary
POLLARD
Pol"lard, n. Etym: [From Poll the head.]
1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches. Pennant.
2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [Obs.] Camden.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A fish, the chub. (b) A stag that has cast its antlers. (c) A hornless animal (cow or sheep).
Pol"lard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pollarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pollarding.]
Definition: To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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