In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
(verb) make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Source: WordNet® 3.1
smutch (third-person singular simple present smutches, present participle smutching, simple past and past participle smutched)
To soil, stain or smudge.
smutch (plural smutches)
A stain, smudge or blot.
• schtum
Source: Wiktionary
Smutch, n. Etym: [Prob. for smuts. See Smut, n.]
Definition: A stain; a dirty spot. B. Jonson.
Smutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smutched; p. pr. & vb. n. Smutching.]
Definition: To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. [Written also smooch.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.