In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
touts
plural of tout
touts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tout
• Stout, stout
Source: Wiktionary
Tout, v. t. Etym: [See 1st Toot.]
1. To act as a tout. See 2d Tout. [Cant. Eng.]
2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.]
Tout, n.
Definition: One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting. [Cant. Eng.]
Tout, v. t. Etym: [See 3d Toot. ]
Definition: To toot a horn.
Tout, n
Definition: The anus. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.