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TUNICLE
Etymology
Noun
tunicle (plural tunicles)
(obsolete) A small tunic.
A vestment worn by an archdeacon.
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• 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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