In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
whitening, lightening
(noun) changing to a lighter color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whitening
present participle of whiten
whitening (countable and uncountable, plural whitenings)
A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
Whiting, a kind of fine white chalk.
The process of making something white or whiter.
Source: Wiktionary
Whit"en*ing, n.
1. The act or process of making or becoming white.
2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.] Whitening stone, a sharpening and polishing stone used by cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture.
Whit"en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening.] Etym: [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvitna.]
Definition: To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms.
Whit"en, v. t.
Definition: To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth. The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast flocks of wild swans. Macaulay.
Syn.
– See Blanch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2024
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.