subucula
/səˈbjuːkjʊlə/historical
noun
1A type of undershirt or undertunic worn in ancient Rome.
2In the Anglo-Saxon church: a tunic worn beneath the alb. rare.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Brown (bap. 1663, d. 1704), writer. From classical Latin subucula undertunic, in post-classical Latin also undertunic worn by a priest in the Old Testament (Vulgate) from sub- + -uere to put + -cula.
- killing
- killing chain
- killing field
- killing ground
- killingly
- killing season
- killing shed
- killing zone
- killjoy
- kill oneself laughing
- kill or cure
- kill ratio
- kill someone with (or by) kindness
- kill switch
- kill the fatted calf
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
- kill two birds with one stone
- Killy, Jean-Claude
- kill zone
- Kilmarnock
- Kilmer, Joyce
- kiln
- kiln-dry
- Kilner jar
- kilo