tu|nic

tu|nic «TOO nihk, TYOO-», noun.

1. a garment like a shirt or gown, worn by both men and women in ancient Greece and Rome. Tunics usually reached to the knees.

2. any garment like this.

3. a woman's garment, usually belted, extending below the waist or over the skirt.

4. a short, close-fitting coat reaching below the waist but never below the thighs, worn by soldiers, policemen, and some other uniformed personnel.

5. a natural covering of integument of a plant, animal, or part.

6. a membranous sheath enveloping or lining an organ of the body; tunica.

7. = tunicle (def. 1). (Cf. ↑tunicle)

╂[< Latin tunica]