In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SERPENTIZE
Etymology
Verb
serpentize (third-person singular simple present serpentizes, present participle serpentizing, simple past and past participle serpentized)
(intransitive) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander.
Source: Wiktionary
Ser"pent*ize, v. i.
Definition: To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine. [R.] The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive. Walpole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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