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tunic Definition

tu·nic (to̵̅o̅′nik, tyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

  1. a loose, gownlike garment worn by men and women in ancient Greece and Rome
  2. a blouselike garment extending to the hips or lower, usually gathered at the waist, often with a belt
  3. Chiefly Brit. a short coat forming part of the uniform of soldiers, policemen, etc.
  4. a vestment worn over the alb, as formerly by a subdeacon, or by a bishop under the dalmatic
  5. a natural covering of a plant, animal, etc.

Etymology: L tunica < *ktunica, of Sem orig. (prob. via Punic), as in Aram ktūnā, Phoen ktn, garment worn next to the skin (> Gr chitōn)

tunic Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: Roman women wore a long tunic which reached almost to the ground.

Preposition: with

  • collar: Cavalry The Illustrated London News ( 1859 ) says the cavalry wore a very short blue tunic with a red collar and silver epaulets.
  • trouser: Student Nurse: - Pale Blue dress / tunic with navy trousers.

Adjective modifier

  • sleeveless: His garment, which includes an outer, sleeveless tunic, suggests a knight in repose.
  • scarlet: He wore a scarlet tunic, A blue green hood, It looked quite good.
  • woolen: I am really excited and I'm going to wear my best blue woolen tunic.
  • loose: It is claimed that she was abducted and raped by an alien wearing a loose fitting metallic green tunic.
  • blue: Health care assistant - Light blue dress with navy trim or light blue tunic with navy trousers.
  • white: Physiotherapist - Plain white dress with navy piping or white tunic with navy trousers.

Modifies a noun

  • sweater: Textured Flat Ribs on the Garter Carriage A tunic style sweater knitted in Bramwell's Fine 4 ply, 100 % Acrylic.
  • mini: Hi £ 38.00 Neon yellow and black psychedelic 60's unworn tunic mini dress with mandarin collar As seen in HAPPY magazine August 06 issue!
  • dress: Hi £ 38.00 Neon yellow and black psychedelic 60's unworn tunic mini dress with mandarin collar As seen in HAPPY magazine August 06 issue!
  • shirt: However, the separate collar that is worn with a tunic shirt should be purchased half an inch larger than the shirt.
  • top: Costumes are simple trousers and tunic tops in velvet and jersey fabrics that create an elegant line on the dancers ' bodies.

Noun used with modifier

  • thigh: Officer with stick: Standing, peaked cap, thigh length tunic, trousers, high boots.
  • linen: He wore a linen tunic just like that of a priest.
  • dress: Firstly, she remembered that her Grandmother had a picture of him dressed in the full dress tunic of a hussar regiment.
  • leather: And standing a few feet from him was a man in leather tunic and leggings.
  • length: Officer with stick: Standing, peaked cap, thigh length tunic, trousers, high boots.
  • fire: More modern materials were used to replace the old woolen fire tunics.
tunic Quotes

But from the first 'twas Peter's drift To be a kind of moral eunuch, He touched the hem of Nature's shift, Felt faintöand never dared uplift The closest, all-concealing tunic.

—Shelley, Percy Bysshe