tunic

nounfeminine/tuˈnikɐ/medium

tú·ni·ca

Definitions

1A loose, long garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, worn in antiquity and in religious or academic contexts.

The priest wore a white tunic during the ceremony.

The tunic was the most common garment in Ancient Greece.

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Common collocations

Roman tunicpriestly tunic

2A membrane or layer covering an organ or anatomical structure.

The tunica intima is one of the layers of the arterial wall.

The eyeball is protected by a fibrous tunic.

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Common collocations

plant tunictunic of an organ

Do latim 'tunica'.