tunic
tunic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 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).
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is a membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye called?
- What is a natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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