Etymology : Latin tunica, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kuttOneth coat
Pronunciation : 'tü-nik, 'tyü-
Function : noun
Date : circa 1609
1. woman's long upper garment; loose-fitting garment often without sleeves and often belted (worn in ancient Greece and Rome); enclosing membrane, covering (Zoology, Anatomy, Botany). tunic\tu"nic\ , n. [l. tunica: cf. f. tunique.].
2. (rom. antiq.) 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.
3. 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.
4. (r. c. ch.) same as tunicle.
5. (anat.) a membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
6. (bot.) a natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
7. (zo?l.) see:
mantle, n., 3 (a)tunic n.
8. an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue [syn: tunica, adventitia].
9. any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees.
10. An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes.
11. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.
12. 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.
13. Same as Tunicle.
14. A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
15. A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
16. See Mantle, n., 3 . any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue.
17. A tunic is a sleeveless garment that is worn on the top part of your body.