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tunic
noun
- 1. A close-fitting, usually belted jacket which forms part of the uniform of the military, police, security services, etc.
2a. A loose garment, often sleeveless, that covers the upper body usually coming down as far as the hip or knee and sometimes belted or gathered at the waist;
2b. A garment of this kind as worn in ancient Greece and Rome;
2c. A garment of this kind as worn by men in the Middle Ages;
2d. A garment of this kind as worn, especially by women, with a blouse or T-shirt over trousers;
2e. A garment of this kind as worn by schoolgirls.
- Form: gym tunic (in full)
- A membrane that envelops or lines a body organ.
- A concentric layer of a bulb;
- A covering membrane of one of these layers.
adj
