tunic

[ too-nik, tyoo- ]

/ ˈtu nɪk, ˈtyu- /

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noun

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.

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Origin of tunic

before 900; (<French tunique) <Latin tunica; perhaps also continuing Old English tunece, tunica<Latin

OTHER WORDS FROM tunic

sub·tu·nic, nounsu·per·tu·nic, nounun·der·tu·nic, noun

Words nearby tunic

tung tree, Tungus, Tungusic, Tunguska, Tunguz, tunic, tunica, tunica adventitia, tunica albuginea, tunica conjunctiva, tunica externa

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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|Time
The 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 Post
The typical habit for a nun was a, “long-sleeved tunic, reaching the floor and no décolleté, showing,” Campagnol says.
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Then Foley was shown on his knees, his body erect—even proud—clad in an orange tunic with no collar, and his head shaved.
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In Luke, he says, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, bag, bread, or money – not even an extra tunic” (Luke 9:3).
Bible Passages that Could Get You Killed|Candida Moss|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He officiates over the rite in purple stole over a simple tunic.
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According 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|DAILY BEAST
Even 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 Fyfe
He 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 Perkins
Down below, Sara Lee sat with Henri's ragged tunic on her lap and stitched carefully.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Henri 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 Rinehart
From his neck to his heels he was smeared with mud, and his tidy tunic was torn into ragged holes.
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British Dictionary definitions for tunic

tunic

/ (ˈtjuːnɪk) /

noun

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 partSee also tunica

mainly RC Church another word for tunicle

Word Origin for tunic

Old English tunice (unattested except in the accusative case), from Latin tunica

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tunic

[ tōō′nĭk ]

A coat or layer enveloping an organ or a part; tunica.

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