In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
whereof
(formal) Of what.
(formal) Of which.
(formal) Of whom.
(archaic) With or by which.
whereof (not comparable)
(archaic) Of what.
(archaic) Of which.
• forehew
Source: Wiktionary
Where*of", adv.
1. Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used relatively. I do not find the certain numbers whereof their armies did consist. Sir J. Davies. Let it work like Borgias' wine, Whereof his sire, the pope, was poisoned. Marlowe. Edward's seven sons, whereof thyself art one. Shak.
2. Of what; -- used interrogatively. Whereof was the house built Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.