In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
INVINCIBILITY
indomitability, invincibility
(noun) the property being difficult or impossible to defeat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
invincibility (countable and uncountable, plural invincibilities)
The quality or state of being invincible; invincibleness.
Source: Wiktionary
In*vin`ci*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. invincibilité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being invincible; invincibleness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NURSE
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
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