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overtunic

overtunic noun: a tunic worn over other clothing.

Noun

overtunic (plural overtunics)

  1. A tunic worn over other clothing.
    • The old tunic, overtunic and cyclas were too sad and simple for the new fashions, so now strange and brilliant cotehardies, pourpoints, courtepies, paltocks, hanselines and many other wondrous garments, particoloured or diapered, with looped, embroidered or escalloped edges, flamed and glittered...1905-06, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel

Forms of overtunic

pluralovertunics

Origin of overtunic

From over- + tunic.

Questions about overtunic

What does overtunic mean?
Overtunic means a tunic worn over other clothing.
What part of speech is overtunic?
Overtunic is a noun.
What is the plural of overtunic?
The plural of overtunic is overtunics.

Words near overtunic in the dictionary

  1. overtumbles
  2. overtumbling
  3. overtune
  4. overtuned
  5. overtunes
  6. overtunic
  7. overtunics
  8. overtuning
  9. overture
  10. overtured
  11. overtures

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