In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HUMILIATIONS
Noun
humiliations
plural of humiliation
Source: Wiktionary
HUMILIATION
Hu*mil`i*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. humiliatio: cf. F. humiliation.]
1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification. Bp. Hopkins.
2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission. The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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