tu·nic (t  n k, 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 kutt  net, k tnet, from Central Semitic *kutt n, *kittn; see chiton.] |
tunic [ˈtjuːnɪk]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Anatomy Botany Zoology a covering, lining, or enveloping membrane of an organ or part See also tunica
3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Chiefly RC Church another word for tunicle
[Old English tunice (unattested except in the accusative case), from Latin tunica]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tunic - an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissuetissue 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. |  tunic - any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or kneeschiton - 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
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 sotilaan tai poliisin takki tunique מְעִיל מָדִים קָצָר जॉकेट, अंगरखा vojnička jakna zubbony jaket seragam hermanna-/lögreglujakki giubba 短上着 (경관, 군인의) 허리 아래까지의 짧은 제복 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 （士兵或警察的）上衣
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 (고개 그리스 로마 인들이 입었던) 가운 같은 웃옷 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 古（古希腊、罗马）长达膝盖的短袖宽大外衣
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 비슷한 현대 의상 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 （妇女的）束腰外衣
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