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

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

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 Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

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 Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus

According to the actual use of the Roman Catholic Church dalmatic and tunicle are worn by deacon and subdeacon when assisting at High Mass, and at solemn processions and benedictions.

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