What does "tunic" mean?
Tunic: Any similar garment worm 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.
Additional senses
- 2.(R. C. Ch.) Same as Tunicle.
- 3.(Anat.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
- 4.(Bot.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
- 5.(Zoöl.) See Mantle, n., 3 (a).
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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