Definition of Tunic
Tu´nic
Pronunciation:
tū´nĭk
n.
1.
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
.
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
.
3.
(R. C. Ch.)
Same
as
Tunicle
.
4.
(Anat.)
A
membrane
,
or
layer
of
tissue
,
especially
when
enveloping
an
organ
or
part
,
as
the
eye
.
5.
(Bot.)
A
natural
covering
;
an
integument
;
as
,
the
tunic
of
a
seed
.
6.
(Zool.)
See
Mantle
,
n
.
,
3
(
a
)
.
Related Words
adventitia
,
albuginea
,
membrane
,
tissue
layer
,
tunica
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