tunic

2 definitions found

tunic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tunic \Tu"nic\ (t[=u]"n[i^]k), n. [L. tunica: cf. F. tunique.]
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     1. (Rom. Antiq.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans
        of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves,
        reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the
        waist by a girdle.
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     2. Any similar garment worn by ancient or Oriental peoples;
        also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting
        under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by
        Europeans and others.
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     3. (R. C. Ch.) Same as Tunicle.
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     4. (Anat.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when
        enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
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     5. (Bot.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of
        a seed.
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     6. (Zool.) See Mantle, n., 3
        (a) .
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tunic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tunic
      n 1: an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
           [syn: tunic, tunica, adventitia]
      2: any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the
         hips or knees