Thesaurus: tunic

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1. n. 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. n. 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. n. Same as Tunicle.
4. n. A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
5. n. A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
6. n. See Mantle, n., 3 (a).
7. n. an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
8. n. any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
9. 1. (Rom. Antiq.) An garment">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.) Same as Tunicle. 4. (Anat.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye. 5. (Bot.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed. 6. (Zoöl.) See Mantle, n., 3 (a).
10. An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. Itwas made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, andwas confined at the waist by a girdle.
11. n:100 n. an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue n. any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees