tunicle

[ too-ni-kuhl, tyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Ecclesiastical.

a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.

tunicle

/ ˈtjuːnɪkəl /

RC Church the liturgical vestment worn by the subdeacon and bishops at High Mass and other religious ceremonies

Origin of tunicle¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin tunicula, equivalent to tunic ( a ) tunic + -ula -ule

Origin of tunicle¹

C14: from Latin tunicula a little tunic

The tunicle, worn underneath the dalmatic, was similar to it in shape, but made of linen.

The Mandans and Manitaries often suffer from diseases in the eyes; many are one-eyed, or have a tunicle over one eye.

A little later the sub-deacon wore a tunicle, which was a scantier dalmatic.

The sub-deacons tunicle was like the dalmatic, but rather shorter, and less ornamented.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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