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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Meanwhile, flowering branches are embroidered on pale sheer chiffon tunics in watery pastel tones.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
The male figure wears a simple toga, while the woman wears a large cloak over a tunic and many accessories.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
She is known to complete the look with the golden Irish Guards brooch (shaped like a shamrock!) and place a fresh sprig of shamrocks to pin onto her outfit, which the guards also tack to their tunics.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
For all Fabian’s concern about hotel security, that empty tunic can’t spot a snake in the grass.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
The male figure wears a simple toga, while the woman wears a large cloak over a tunic and many accessories.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
She is known to complete the look with the golden Irish Guards brooch (shaped like a shamrock!) and place a fresh sprig of shamrocks to pin onto her outfit, which the guards also tack to their tunics.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
For all Fabian’s concern about hotel security, that empty tunic can’t spot a snake in the grass.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Tunic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tunic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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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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