- 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
- a covering, lining, or enveloping membrane of an organ or part
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tu•nic /ˈtunɪk, ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- British Termsa coat worn as part of a uniform.
- Clothing, Antiquitya gownlike outer garment worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- Clothing
- Clothinga woman's straight upper garment, extending over the skirt to the hips.
- ClothingAlso called ˈtu•nic ˌdress. a dress styled like this.
tu•nic
(to̅o̅′nik, tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Clothinga gownlike outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes belted, worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- Clothinga woman's upper garment, either loose or close-fitting and extending over the skirt to the hips or below.
- Clothinga garment with a short skirt, worn by women for sports.
- Religion[Eccles.]a tunicle.
- Anatomy, Zoologyany covering or investing membrane or part, as of an organ.
- Botanyan integument, as that covering a seed.
- Latin
- Latin tunica; perh. also continuing Old English tunece, tunica
- French tunique)
- (bef. 900
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tunic /ˈtjuːnɪk/ n
'tunic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
battledress
- chiton
- ciliary body
- cotta
- dalmatic
- gymslip
- indusium
- kameez
- patagium
- surcoat
- tunicate
- ao dai
- bleaunt
- chitin
- clavus
- coat flower
- cornea
- cyclas
- gambeson
- houppelande
- intonaco
- jupon
- kirtle
- Nessus
- tunica
- tunic flower
- tunicle
- uvea
- slop
- sticharion
- stola