In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SOAPBARK
Etymology
Noun
soapbark (usually uncountable, plural soapbarks)
The bark of the evergreen tree, Quillaja saponaria, which when pulverised forms a lather with water.
The tree Quillaja saponaria.
Synonyms
• (tree): soap bark tree
Source: Wiktionary
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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