tunicle
[ too-ni-kuhl, tyoo- ]
nounEcclesiastical.
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
Origin of tunicle
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How to use tunicle in a sentence
There are several folds or pleats in this cavity, made by tunicles, which are wrinkled like a full blown rose.
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British Dictionary definitions for tunicle
tunicle
/ (ˈtjuːnɪkəl) /
noun
mainly RC Church the liturgical vestment worn by the subdeacon and bishops at High Mass and other religious ceremonies
Origin of tunicle
1C14: from Latin tunicula a little tunic
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