In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TERTIATE
Ter"ti*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. tertiatus, p.p. of tertiare to do for the third time, fr. tertius the third.]
1. To do or perform for the third time. [Obs. & R.] Johnson.
2. (Gun.)
Definition: To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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