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.
A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.