A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
Embroidery or needlework made using such stitches.
A double stitch that forms a cross.
To embroider with such stitches.