In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
signifying
present participle of signify
signifying (plural signifyings)
signification
Source: Wiktionary
Sig"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signified; p. pr. & vb. n. Signifying.] Etym: [F. signifier, L. significare; signum a sign + - ficare (in comp.) to make. See Sign, n., and -fy.]
1. To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present. I 'll to the king; and signify to him That thus I have resign'd my charge to you. Shak. The government should signify to the Protestants of Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied. Swift.
2. To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken. He bade her tell him what it signified. Chaucer. A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Shak.
Note: Signify is often used impersonally; as, it signifies nothing, it does not signify, that is, it is of no importance.
Syn.
– To express; manifest; declare; utter; intimate; betoken; denote; imply; mean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.