tunic
(noun) any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
tunic, tunica, adventitia
(noun) an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tunic (plural tunics)
A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
(anatomy, botany) Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane.
• cut in, cut-in, cutin, incut
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"nic, n. Etym: [L. tunica: cf. F.tunique.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: 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 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.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: Same as Tunicle.
4. (Anat.)
Definition: A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
5. (Bot.)
Definition: A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
6. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Mantle, n., 3 (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
