Tunic
noun
1.
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
2.
a gownlike outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes belted, worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
3.
a woman’s upper garment, either loose or close-fitting and extending over the skirt to the hips or below.
4.
a garment with a short skirt, worn by women for sports.
5.
Ecclesiastical. a tunicle.
6.
Anatomy, Zoology. any covering or investing membrane or part, as of an organ.
7.
Botany. an integument, as that covering a seed.
noun
1.
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
2.
(anatomy, botany, zoology) a covering, lining, or enveloping membrane of an organ or part See also tunica
3.
(mainly RC Church) another word for tunicle
tunic tu·nic (tōō’nĭk, tyōō’-)
n.
A coat or layer enveloping an organ or a part; tunica.
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