tunic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtjuːnɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtunɪk, ˈtju-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(to̅o̅nik, tyo̅o̅-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tu•nic /ˈtunɪk, ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. British Termsa coat worn as part of a uniform.
  2. Clothing, Antiquitya gownlike outer garment worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
  3. Clothing
    • Clothinga woman's straight upper garment, extending over the skirt to the hips.
    • ClothingAlso called ˈtu•nic ˌdress. a dress styled like this.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tu•nic  (to̅o̅nik, tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
  2. Clothinga gownlike outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes belted, worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
  3. Clothinga woman's upper garment, either loose or close-fitting and extending over the skirt to the hips or below.
  4. Clothinga garment with a short skirt, worn by women for sports.
  5. Religion[Eccles.]a tunicle.
  6. Anatomy, Zoologyany covering or investing membrane or part, as of an organ.
  7. Botanyan integument, as that covering a seed.
  • Latin
  • Latin tunica; perh. also continuing Old English tunece, tunica
  • French tunique)
  • (bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tunic /ˈtjuːnɪk/ n
  1. 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. a covering, lining, or enveloping membrane of an organ or part
Etymology: Old English tunice (unattested except in the accusative case), from Latin tunica
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