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tunic
(redirected from Bichat's tunic)

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tu·nic  (tnk, ty-)
n.
1.
a. A loose-fitting garment, sleeved or sleeveless, extending to the knees and worn by men and women especially in ancient Greece and Rome.
b. A medieval surcoat.
2.
a. A long, plain, close-fitting jacket, usually having a stiff high collar and worn as part of a uniform.
b. A long, plain, sleeved or sleeveless blouse.
c. A short pleated and belted dress worn by women for some sports.
3. Anatomy A coat or layer enveloping an organ or part.
4. Botany A loose membranous outer covering of a bulb or corm, as of the onion, tulip, or crocus.
5. See tunicle.

[Middle English tunik, from Old French tunique, from Latin tunica, of Phoenician origin; akin to Hebrew kuttnet, ktnet, from Central Semitic *kuttn, *kittn; see chiton.]

tunic
Noun
1. a close-fitting jacket forming part of some uniforms
2. a loose-fitting knee-length garment [Latin tunica]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tunictunic - an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
albuginea - whitish tunic
2.tunictunic - any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
chiton - a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
cloak - a loose outer garment
gymslip - a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform
kameez - a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars)
kirtle - a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages
surcoat - a tunic worn over a knight's armor
tabard - a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald
Translations
tunic [ˈtjuːnɪk] ntúnica

tunic [ˈtjuːnɪk] ntunique f

tunic [ˈtjuːnɪk] nHemdbluse f

tunic [ˈtjuːnɪk] ntunica

tunic
n tunic [ˈtjuːnik]
1 a soldier's or policeman's jacket. jas سُتْرَة عَسْكَرْيَّه تُشَد بِحِزام куртка blůza uniformsjakke der Waffenrock χιτώνιο túnica kuub کت نظامی takki tunique מְעִיל מָדִים קָצָר जॉकेट, अंगरखा vojnička jakna zubbony jaket seragam hermanna-/lögreglujakki giubba 短上着 (군인·경찰관의) 짧은 상의 munduras mundieris jaket polis atau askar tuniek uniformsjakke kurtka mundurowa túnica tunică гимнастёрка; китель blúza vojaška bluza tunika vapenrock, uniformskavaj เสื้อคลุมทหารหรือตำรวจ asker/polis ceketi (士兵或警察的)上衣 кітель; мундир فوجي يا سپاہي کي وردي áo của bộ quân phục警察
2 a loose garment worn especially in ancient Greece and Rome. toga رِداء كان يُلْبَس في اليونان وروما القَديمَه туника tunika tunika die Tunika χιτώνας túnica tuunika ردا tunika tunique טוּנִיקָה एक तरह का कपड़ा tunika tunika baju longgar kyrtill tunica 半そで上衣 (고대 그리스·로마의) 가운같은 겉옷 tunika tunika tunik tuniek tunika tunika túnica tunică туника tunika tunika tunika tunika เสื้อคลุมรัดเอวของสาวกรีก tünik 古(古希臘、羅馬)長達膝蓋的短袖寬大外衣 туніка قديم زمانے ميں روم و يونان ميں پہنا جانے والا ڈھيلا ڈھالا لباس áo dài thắt ngang lưng 腊、
3 a similar type of modern garment. toga رِداء نِسائي ذو حِزام حَوْل الخَصْر туника tunika tunika; bluse die Kasackbluse ριχτή μπλούζα túnica tuunika نیم تنه tunika tunique טוּנִיקָה कुरता tunika tunika baju mussa tunica 婦人用上着の一種 (허리 아래까지 오는 ) 여성용 웃옷 tunika tunika baju paras lutut tuniek tunika, kittel tunika túnica tunică блузка tunika, blúzka tunika tunika tunik เสื้อผ้าที่ใกล้เคียงกับสมัยนิยม tünik, kısa ceket (婦女的)束腰外衣 туніка ڈھيلا ڈھالا لباس áo dài thắt ngang lưng


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