In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SPUMING
Verb
spuming
present participle of spume
Anagrams
• impugns, sumping
Source: Wiktionary
SPUME
Spume, n. Etym: [L. spuma. Cf. Pumice, Spoom.]
Definition: Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum. Materials dark and crude, Of spiritous and fiery spume. Milton.
Spume, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Spuming.] Etym: [L. spumare.]
Definition: To froth; to foam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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