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Definition of tunic
1a : a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women of ancient Greece and Romeb : surcoat
2a : a hip-length or longer blouse or jacketb : a short overskirt
3 : a long usually plain close-fitting jacket with high collar worn especially as part of a uniform
4 : tunicle
5 : an enclosing or covering membrane or tissue the tunic of a seed
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Signature tweed jackets were reimagined as long tunics, or cropped and double-breasted.
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Signature tweed jackets were reimagined as long tunics, or cropped and double-breasted.
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Signature tweed jackets were reimagined as long tunics, or cropped and double-breasted.
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The rug merchant beckoned to us, plump and beaming, clad in a white tunic and cap.
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The lionesses, including Sarabi (Meghan Slate) and Nala (Allison Hall) wore long flowing tan tunics and leggings.
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The first room displays a selection of her loose cream silk tunics, which would not look out of place in an Eileen Fisher boutique.
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At the more affordable end of the market, Spanish chain Mango is also promoting a Ramadan collection of tunics, kaftans and maxi dresses for the second year.
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Before him was a thirty-foot-long Cindy Sherman print, in which Sherman wears a velvety tunic with an all-seeing eye, knee-high boots, and a wig.
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Origin and Etymology of tunic
Old English tunice, from Latin tunica, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kuttōneth coat
Other Clothing Terms
TUNIC Defined for English Language Learners
tunic
playDefinition of tunic for English Language Learners
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: a loose piece of clothing usually without sleeves that reaches to the knees and that was worn by men and women in ancient Greece and Rome
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: a long shirt worn by women that reaches to or just below the hips
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: a long jacket with a high collar worn by soldiers, police officers, etc.
TUNIC Defined for Kids
tunic
playDefinition of tunic for Students
1 : a usually knee-length belted garment worn by ancient Greeks and Romans
2 : a shirt or jacket reaching to or just below the hips
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