tunic

Meaning

1. A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
2. Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane.
3. Synonym of gymslip

Synonyms

jacket

coat

🧥

tunica

adventitia

outer garment

blouse

robe

gown

cassock

garment

girdle

habit

head

mantle

membrane

meninx

outer clothing

pellicle

skim

smock

smock-frock

theca

veil

velum

bodysuit

sleeveless shirt

jacket with high collar

soldier’s blouse

caftan

camisole

capsule

chiton

covering

diaphragm

dress

👗

film

📽️

gaberdine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tjuːnɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica, possibly from Semitic; see also Aramaic [script needed] (kittuna), Hebrew כותנת (kuttoneth, “coat”); or from Etruscan. Existed in Old English as tunece; unknown if term was lost and then reborrowed later.