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A grotto or cavern under ground. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.

A cave or room under ground. [R.] J. Bryant.

Subterranean. [Obs.]

lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage. -- Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.

A place under ground; a subterrany. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Subterranean. [Obs.] Bacon. -- n.

Being above ground. "Superterranean quarries." Mrs. Trollope.

Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago.

A soft ornamental terra-cotta pottery, sold in the biscuit state for decorating.

Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny. [Written also albacore.]

affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread.

ength, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.

A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example. Our common arums the lords and ladies of village children. Lubbock.

Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia. Balearic crane. (Zoöl.) See Crane.

f balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

f balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

A vessel for freight; -- used in Mediterranean.

A fish of the Mediterranean (Sphyræna spet). See Barracuda.

A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river. Bench mark (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. -- Bench of bishops, the whole body of English prelates assemb…