Definition of tunicle
:a short vestment worn by a subdeacon over the alb during mass and by a bishop under the dalmatic at pontifical ceremonies
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Origin and Etymology of tunicle
Middle English, from Anglo-French tonicle, Latin tunicula, diminutive of tunica
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