tunicle
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
Origin of tunicle
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How to use tunicle in a sentence
The tunicle, worn underneath the dalmatic, was similar to it in shape, but made of linen.
A Handbook of Pictorial History | Henry W. DonaldThe Mandans and Manitaries often suffer from diseases in the eyes; many are one-eyed, or have a tunicle over one eye.
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, v. 23 | VariousA little later the sub-deacon wore a tunicle, which was a scantier dalmatic.
Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England | Edward L. CuttsThe sub-deacons tunicle was like the dalmatic, but rather shorter, and less ornamented.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages | Edward Lewes Cutts
British Dictionary definitions for tunicle
/ (ˈtjuːnɪkəl) /
mainly RC Church the liturgical vestment worn by the subdeacon and bishops at High Mass and other religious ceremonies
Origin of tunicle
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