Tunic Definition

to͝onĭk, tyo͝o-
tunics
noun
tunics
A loose, gownlike garment worn by men and women in ancient Greece and Rome.
Webster's New World
A short coat forming part of the uniform of soldiers, policemen, etc.
Webster's New World
A blouselike garment extending to the hips or lower, usually gathered at the waist, often with a belt.
Webster's New World
A vestment worn over the alb, as formerly by a subdeacon, or by a bishop under the dalmatic.
Webster's New World
A coat or layer enveloping an organ or part.
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Other Word Forms of Tunic

Noun

Singular:
tunic
Plural:
tunics

Origin of Tunic

  • Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica, possibly from Semitic; see also Aramaic [script?] (kittuna), Hebrew כותנתה (kuttoneth, “coat"); or from Etruscan. Existed in Old English as "tunece"; unknown if term was lost and then reborrowed later.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English tunik from Old French tunique from Latin tunica of Phoenician origin Hebrew kuttōnet, kətōnet from Central Semitic kuttān, *kittān chiton

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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