In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SURMOUNTER
subduer, surmounter, overcomer
(noun) someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
surmounter (plural surmounters)
One who, or that which, surmounts.
Giant surmounters of wit's loftiest Alps!
Source: Wiktionary
Sur*mount"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, surmounts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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