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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tunic  \Tu"nic\,  n.  [L.  tunica:  cf  F.  tunique.] 
  1.  (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. 
 
  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.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Mantle},  n.,  3 
  a  . 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tunic 
  n  1:  an  enveloping  or  covering  membrane  or  layer  of  body  tissue 
  [syn:  {tunica},  {adventitia}] 
  2:  any  of  a  variety  of  loose  fitting  cloaks  extending  to  the 
  hips  or  knees




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