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tunic
[ too-nik, tyoo- ]
noun
- Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- a gownlike outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes belted, worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- a woman's upper garment, either loose or close-fitting and extending over the skirt to the hips or below.
- a garment with a short skirt, worn by women for sports.
- Ecclesiastical. a tunicle.
- Anatomy, Zoology. any covering or investing membrane or part, as of an organ.
- Botany. an integument, as that covering a seed.
tunic
/ ˈːɪ /
noun
- 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
- anatomy botany zoology a covering, lining, or enveloping membrane of an organ or part See also tunica
- RC Church another word for tunicle
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ٳn noun
- p·ٳn noun
- ܲd·ٳn noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tunic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tunic1
Example Sentences
Priests wear simpler garments and a long scarf over their tunic called a red stole.
Sitting in court, 59-year-old Mohammed, his beard dyed bright orange and wearing a headdress, tunic and trousers, bore little resemblance to a photo circulated shortly after his capture in 2003.
Basking in the late afternoon sun, the 37-year-old took to the stage wearing a bright white kanzu robe - a traditional tunic from Uganda, where his parents are from.
And as I leaned over, when I was talking to Jeff, I was unbuttoning his tunic, and then realized only the top three unbuttoned and it was actually done with a zip on the back.
Wearing traditional white robes, a patterned tunic and a black face mask, Farzad Mansouri proudly carried the Afghanistan flag into Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.
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