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
As the kids ran up and down the pitch, their traditional long pants and tunics mixed with flashy, donated jackets and sneakers stamped with American logos.
Inside a Wisconsin Army Base Where Nearly 13,000 Afghans Await an Uncertain Future | Vera Bergengruen/Fort McCoy, Wis. | October 4, 2021 | TimeThe technique is not native to these communities, but the designs draw from ones long used for huipils, the traditional tunics worn in the region since pre-Columbian times.
In the galleries: Humble materials yield extraordinary art | Mark Jenkins | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe typical habit for a nun was a, “long-sleeved tunic, reaching the floor and no décolleté, showing,” Campagnol says.
The Venetian Nuns Who Ditched Their Habits for High Fashion | Liza Foreman | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen Foley was shown on his knees, his body erect—even proud—clad in an orange tunic with no collar, and his head shaved.
Medieval Cruelty in Modern Times: ISIS Thugs Behead American Journalist | Christopher Dickey | August 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Luke, he says, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, bag, bread, or money – not even an extra tunic” (Luke 9:3).
He officiates over the rite in purple stole over a simple tunic.
Vatican and Pope Francis Seek New Demon Exorcists | Barbie Latza Nadeau | January 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to Bissonnette, bin Laden was wearing a sleeveless white T-shirt, loose tan pants, and a tan tunic.
SEALs Book on Raid to Kill Osama Contradicts Administration’s Version in Several Key Spots | The Daily Beast | August 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEven with his tunic ripped down the front, he gave the impression of making it his life business to be neat.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeHe had been buried in the vestments peculiar to his office, viz., the alb and tunic.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsDown below, Sara Lee sat with Henri's ragged tunic on her lap and stitched carefully.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartHenri did not appear, though she had sent what she suspected was his only tunic back to him neatly mended at five o'clock.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartFrom his neck to his heels he was smeared with mud, and his tidy tunic was torn into ragged holes.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
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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