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tunic

tu·nic

UK/ˈtjuːnɪk/ US/ˈtuːnɪk/ uncommon

noun

1.

an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

Synonyms
2.

any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees

Origin

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

Phrases

  • albugineous tunic
  • mucous tunic
  • serous tunic

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