In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ravished
simple past tense and past participle of ravish
ravished
delighted; ecstatic
Having the appearance of having been ravished.
Source: Wiktionary
Rav"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravished; p. pr. & vb. n. Ravishing.] Etym: [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See Rapacious, Rapid, and -ish.]
1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin Will quicken, and accuse thee. Shak. This hand shall ravish thy pretended right. Dryden.
2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. "Ravished . . . for the joy." Chaucer. Thou hast ravished my heart. Cant. iv. 9.
3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and against her consent; to rape. Shak.
Syn.
– To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate; deflour; force.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2024
(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.