1
a
: 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 Rome
b
: surcoat
2
a
: a hip-length or longer blouse or jacket
b
: 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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If the day calls for comfort, versatility, and coverage, there’s nothing that fits the bill quite like a tunic.
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Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
If the day calls for comfort, versatility, and coverage, there’s nothing that fits the bill quite like a tunic.
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
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tunic
noun
tu·nic
ˈt(y)ü-nik 
1
: a usually belted knee-length garment worn by ancient Greeks and Romans
2
: a shirt or jacket reaching to or just below the hips
Medical Definition
tunic
noun
tu·nic
ˈt(y)ü-nik
: an enclosing or covering membrane or tissue : tunica
the tunics of the eye
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