tunic

tu·nic

T0413000 (to͞o′nĭk, tyo͞o′-)n.1. a. A loose-fitting garment, sleeved or sleeveless, extending to the knees and worn especially in ancient Greece and Rome.b. A medieval surcoat.2. A long, plain, close-fitting jacket, usually having a stiff high collar and worn as part of a uniform.3. A loose-fitting, pullover, collarless shirt that falls to the hip or thigh and is often drawn in at the waist and worn over leggings or pants.4. Anatomy A coat or layer enveloping an organ or part.5. Botany A loose membranous outer covering of a bulb or corm, as of an onion, tulip, or crocus.6. See tunicle.

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[Middle English tunik, from Old French tunique, from Latin tunica, of Phoenician origin; akin to Hebrew kuttōnet, kətōnet, from Central Semitic *kuttān, *kittān; see chiton.]

tunic

(ˈtjuːnɪk) n1. (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 trousers2. (Botany) anatomy botany zoology a covering, lining, or enveloping membrane of an organ or part. See also tunica3. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church another word for tunicle[Old English tunice (unattested except in the accusative case), from Latin tunica]

tu•nic

(ˈtu nɪk, ˈtyu-)

n. 1. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform. 2. a gownlike outer garment worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans. 3. a. a woman's straight, usu. sleeveless upper garment, loose or fitted, extending to the hips or below. b. Also called tu′nic dress`. any of various dresses styled like this or incorporating this as one element. 4. tunicle. 5. a covering membrane, layer, or integument over an organ or part. [1600–10; (< French tunique) < Latin tunica]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tunic - an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissueadventitia, tunicatissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plantsalbuginea - 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 Greececloak - a loose outer garmentgymslip - a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniformkameez - 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 Agessurcoat - a tunic worn over a knight's armortabard - a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald

Translations

古希腊、罗马长达膝盖的短袖宽大外衣士兵或警察的上衣妇女的束腰外衣

tunic

(ˈtjuːnik) noun1. a soldier's or policeman's jacket. (士兵或警察的)上衣 （士兵或警察的）上衣 2. a loose garment worn especially in ancient Greece and Rome. (古希臘、羅馬)長達膝蓋的短袖寬大外衣 （古希腊、罗马）长达膝盖的短袖宽大外衣 3. a similar type of modern garment. (婦女的)束腰外衣 （妇女的）束腰外衣