tunicle

American  

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

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

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tunicle

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 E. G. P. Wyatt

Behind the tunicle of Swammer's eyes he perceived strange nerves and branches, the perplexed course of which he traced deep into the forehead, and could perceive that they were Swammer's thoughts.

From Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

The chasuble, and also the dalmatic and tunicle, are often of silk, of the color of the season; but the custom of wearing only white linen vestments prevails in many churches.

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by J. A. (Jacob Asbury) Regester

Now, as usual, Peregrine saw behind the tunicle of the eyes the strange interweaving of nerves and veins, which pierced deep into the brain.

From Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann