In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
THOROUGHSTITCH
Thor"ough*stitch`, adv.
Definition: So as to go the whole length of any business; fully; completely. [Obs.] Preservance alone can carry us thoroughstitch. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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