In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
quoited
simple past tense and past participle of quoit
Source: Wiktionary
Quoit, n. Etym: [OE. coite; cf. OF. coitier to spur, press, (assumed) LL. coctare, fr. L. coquere, coctum, to cook, burn, vex, harass, E. cook, also W. coete a quoit.]
1. (a) A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, to be pitched at a fixed object in play; hence, any heavy flat missile used for the same purpose, as a stone, piece of iron, etc. (b) pl.
Definition: A game played with quoits. Shak.
2. The discus of the ancients. See Discus.
3. A cromlech. [Prov. Eng.] J. Morley.
Quoit, v. i.
Definition: To throw quoits; to play at quoits. To quoit, to run, and steeds and chariots drive. Dryden.
Quoit, v. t.
Definition: To throw; to pitch. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.