(historical) A thick cloth of the 13th and 14th centuries, made from particoloured worsted interwoven so as to resemble veins of marble, and sometimes adorned with figures of animals etc.
semiurban
semiurban
adj
Partially urban.
submarine
submarine
adj
(baseball) Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.
Existing, relating to, or made for use beneath the sea.
Hidden or undisclosed.
noun
(baseball) A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
(informal) A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
A boat that can go underwater.
A kind of sandwich made in a long loaf of bread.
Any submarine plant or animal.
verb
(intransitive) To operate or serve on a submarine.
(intransitive, automotive) To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop).
(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To sink or submerge oneself.
(transitive) To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
