TUNICLE

Etymology

Noun

tunicle (plural tunicles)

(obsolete) A small tunic.

A vestment worn by an archdeacon.

Anagrams

• cut line, cutline, linecut

Source: Wiktionary


Tu"ni*cle, n. Etym: [L. tunicula a little tunic, coat, or membrane, dim. of tunica a tunic: cf. OF. tunicle.]

1. A slight natural covering; an integument. The tunicles that make the ball or apple of the eye. Holland.

2. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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