In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RELIEVED
jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking out
(adjective) extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; āthe jutting limb of a treeā; āmassive projected buttressesā; āhis protruding ribsā; āa pile of boards sticking over the end of his truckā
alleviated, eased, relieved
(adjective) (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
relieved (comparative more relieved, superlative most relieved)
Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
Verb
relieved
simple past tense and past participle of relieve
Source: Wiktionary
RELIEVE
Re*lieve" (r-lv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relieved (-lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relieving.] Etym: [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re- re- + levare to raise, fr. levis light. See Levity, and cf. Relevant, Relief.]
1. To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
2. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky; seemed almost of supernatural height. Sir W. Scott.
3. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of. The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject with a moral reflection. Addison.
4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or cruches; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to allevate; to- abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor.
5. To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town. Now lend assistance and relieve the poor. Dryden.
6. To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty. Who hath relieved you Shak.
7. To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right.
Syn.
– To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help; support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish; remove; free; remedy; redress; indemnify.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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QUANDONG
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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