Tunic
['tjuːnɪk] or ['tʊnɪk]
Definition
(noun.) any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees.
(noun.) an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue.
Typed by Elinor--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Same as Tunicle.
(n.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
(n.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
(n.) See Mantle, n., 3 (a).
Checker: Lola
Definition
n. a loose frock worn by females and boys: an ecclesiastical short-sleeved vestment worn over the alb at mass by the sub-deacon very similar to the dalmatic but smaller: a military surcoat: the ordinary fatigue-coat of a private soldier also the coat of an officer: (anat.) a membrane that covers some organ: (bot.) a covering as of a seed.—n. Tunicā′ta a class of remarkable animals many of which are popularly known as Ascidians or sea-squirts—now regarded as occupying a lowly place among vertebrate or chordate animals.—adjs. Tū′nicate -d (bot.) covered with a tunic or with layers.—n. Tū′nicle a little tunic: as an ecclesiastical vestment the same as tunic.
Edited by Craig
Examples
- He wore a tunic with a silver border, and gartered hose. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It fits pretty well, she said, looking down at the white overalls, except that the tunic, or whatever you call it, is long in the sleeve. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Agamemnon could not be got to show in his classical tunic, but stood in the background with Aegisthus and others of the performers of the little play. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I took off my tunic and shirt and washed in the cold water in the basin. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- His right hand left the wheel and opened a button on his tunic and pulled it out from under his shirt. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Slit the tunic, the major said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Catherine wore my tunic over her shoulders while we ate. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I dried my hands and took out my pocket-book from the inside of my tunic hanging on the wall. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I sat beside him, undid my tunic and tried to rip the tail of my shirt. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- These people shaved their heads and wore simple tunic-like garments of wool. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Jew's dress, which appeared to have suffered considerably from the storm, was a plain russet cloak of many folds, covering a dark purple tunic. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The saint hung down on the Outside of my uniform and I undid the throat of my tunic, unbuttoned the shirt collar and dropped him in under the shirt. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Only Pott objects to the tunic. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Turbans, scimetars, fezzes, horse-pistols, tunics, sashes, baggy trowsers, yellow slippers--Oh, we were gorgeous! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Rex