In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PORCELAINIZED
Verb
porcelainized
simple past tense and past participle of porcelainize
Source: Wiktionary
Por"ce*lain*ized, a. (Geol.)
Definition: Baked like potter's lay; -- applied to clay shales that have been converted by heat into a substance resembling porcelain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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