TUNICS

Noun

tunics

plural of tunic

Anagrams

• cut-ins, cutins, cuts in

Source: Wiktionary


TUNIC

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



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