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tu·nic
(to͞o′nĭk, tyo͞o′-)n.
1.
a. A loose-fitting garment, sleeved or sleeveless, extending to the knees and worn especially in ancient Greece and Rome.
b. A medieval surcoat.
2. A long, plain, close-fitting jacket, usually having a stiff high collar and worn as part of a uniform.
3. A loose-fitting, pullover, collarless shirt that falls to the hip or thigh and is often drawn in at the waist and worn over leggings or pants.
4. Anatomy A coat or layer enveloping an organ or part.
5. Botany A loose membranous outer covering of a bulb or corm, as of an onion, tulip, or crocus.
6. See tunicle.
[Middle English tunik, from Old French tunique, from Latin tunica, of Phoenician origin; akin to Hebrew kuttōnet, kətōnet, from Central Semitic *kuttān, *kittān; see chiton.]
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tunic
(ˈtjuːnɪk)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) any of various hip-length or knee-length garments, such as the loose sleeveless garb worn in ancient Greece or Rome, the jacket of some soldiers, or a woman's hip-length garment, worn with a skirt or trousers
2. (Botany) anatomy botany zoology a covering, lining, or enveloping membrane of an organ or part. See also tunica
3. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church another word for tunicle
[Old English tunice (unattested except in the accusative case), from Latin tunica]
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tu•nic
(ˈtu nɪk, ˈtyu-)n.
1. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
2. a gownlike outer garment worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
3.
a. a woman's straight, usu. sleeveless upper garment, loose or fitted, extending to the hips or below.
b. Also called tu′nic dress`. any of various dresses styled like this or incorporating this as one element.
4. tunicle.
5. a covering membrane, layer, or integument over an organ or part.
[1600–10; (< French tunique) < Latin tunica]
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| Noun | 1. |  tunic - an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissuetissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants albuginea - whitish tunic |
| 2. |  tunic - any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or kneeschiton - a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece cloak - a loose outer garment gymslip - a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform kameez - a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars) kirtle - a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages surcoat - a tunic worn over a knight's armor tabard - a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald |
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tunic
(ˈtjuːnik) noun1. a soldier's or policeman's jacket. túnica
2. a loose garment worn especially in ancient Greece and Rome. túnica
3. a similar type of modern garment. túnica
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tu·nic
n. túnica, membrana protectora;
___ adventitia → ___ adventicia;
___ albuginea → cápsula albugínea;
___ externa → ___ externa;
___ interna → ___ interna;
___ media → ___ media;
___ mucosa → ___ mucosa;
___ muscularis → ___ muscular;
___ serosa → ___ serosa;
___ vaginalis → ___ vaginal.
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