tunicle

American  

[too-ni-kuhl, tyoo-] / ˈtu nɪ kəl, ˈtyu- /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

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

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tunicle British  

/ ˈtjuːnɪkəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tunicle

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

Example Sentences

The Bishop of London wears his stole between his alb and his tunicle.

From Time Magazine Archive

The purple dalmatic with scarlet border is very conspicuous under his chasuble; the under-vestments are less distinct, but the ends of the stole show over a very dark garment, which is, perhaps, a tunicle.

From St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music by Wyatt, E. G. P.

The colours of the cope and tunicle were red and green, the exterior of the cope and the tunicle being of one colour, the interior of the cope of the other.

From Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

The vestments, as far as I can make out, are an alb, a tunicle and a cope, and mitre.

From Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

Dalmatic and tunicle are now, however, practically identical in shape and size; though, strictly, the latter should be somewhat smaller and with narrower arms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various