In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SILHOUETTED
Verb
silhouetted
simple past tense and past participle of silhouette
Source: Wiktionary
SILHOUETTE
Sil`hou*ette", n. Etym: [F.; -- so called from Etienne de Silhoutte, a French minister of finance in 1759, whise diversion it was to make such portraits on the walls of his apartments.]
Definition: A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
Sil`hou*ette", v. t.
Definition: To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette. [Recent] A flock of roasting vultures silhouetted on the sky. The Century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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