tunic
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
a gownlike outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes belted, worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
a woman's upper garment, either loose or close-fitting and extending over the skirt to the hips or below.
a garment with a short skirt, worn by women for sports.
Ecclesiastical. a tunicle.
Anatomy, Zoology. any covering or investing membrane or part, as of an organ.
Botany. an integument, as that covering a seed.
Origin of tunic
1Other words from tunic
- sub·tu·nic, noun
- su·per·tu·nic, noun
- un·der·tu·nic, noun
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How to use tunic in a sentence
Long-trained gowns were also worn, with stomachers, trimmed with fur and velvet, and these displaced the super-tunic.
A Handbook of Pictorial History | Henry W. DonaldThe general garments of the men were the tunic, the super-tunic, and the mantle.
A Handbook of Pictorial History | Henry W. DonaldA development of the super-tunic was the surcoat, which was worn by either sex during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Chats on Costume | G. Woolliscroft Rhead
British Dictionary definitions for tunic
/ (ˈtjuːnɪk) /
any of various hip-length or knee-length garments, such as the loose sleeveless garb worn in ancient Greece or Rome, the jacket of some soldiers, or a woman's hip-length garment, worn with a skirt or trousers
anatomy botany zoology a covering, lining, or enveloping membrane of an organ or part: See also tunica
mainly RC Church another word for tunicle
Origin of tunic
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