TUNIC
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• 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