In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
STANCE
stance
(noun) standing posture
position, stance, posture
(noun) a rationalized mental attitude
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stance (plural stances)
The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.
One's opinion or point of view.
Synonyms: position, posture, stand
A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.
(specifically, climbing) A foothold or ledge on which to set up a belay.
(Scotland) A place for buses or taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank.
Synonym: stand
(Scotland) A place where a fair or market is held; a location where a street trader can carry on business.
Synonym: stand
(obsolete, rare) A stanza.
Verb
stance (third-person singular simple present stances, present participle stancing, simple past and past participle stanced)
(transitive, Scotland) To place, to position, to station; (specifically) to put (cattle) into an enclosure or pen in preparation for sale.
Anagrams
• ascent, casten, enacts, scante, secant
Source: Wiktionary
Stance, n. Etym: [OF. estance. See Stanza.]
1. A stanza. [Obs.] Chapman.
2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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