In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PUMICATES
Verb
pumicates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pumicate
Source: Wiktionary
PUMICATE
Pu"mi*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pumicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Pumicating.] Etym: [L. pumicatus, p. p. of pumicare to pumicate, fr. pumex. See Pumice.]
Definition: To make smooth with pumice. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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