tunic
/ˈtjuːnɪk/
tunic noun: a garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
Noun
tunic (plural tunics)
- A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- tunica
- Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane.
- Select individual bulbs that are firm and have no noticeable blemishes on them. Don't worry about the papery covering or tunic. That may or may not be in place, […]2015, Charlie Nardozzi, New England Month-by-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year, Cool Springs Press, →ISBN, page 132
- Synonym of gymslip.
- Synonyms:
- gymslip
tunic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
tunic in Hindi
- ट्यूनिक
tunic in Tamil
- உட்சட்டை, சொக்காய், உறை, மூடு உறை
tunic in Telugu
- tunic
- చొక్కా cokkā
tunic in Kannada
- ಕಂಚುಕ
More languagesFewer languages
- tunic in Punjabi
- ਟਿਊਨਿਕ
- tunic in Gujarati
- ટ્યૂનિક, ટ્યુનિક
- tunic in Odia
- ଟ୍ଯ଼ୁନିକ୍, ଟ୍ଯ଼ୁନିକ୍ |
- tunic in Nepali
- ट्यूनिक
- tunic in Tagalog
- tunika
- tunic in Persian
- کرته korte, قرطه qorte
Examples of tunic in a sentence
- Her handsome leg was exposed by the up-pulled hem of her torn tunic.
- Carmine streaks stained their limbs, their tunics and cataphracts; but little of the blood was theirs.
- The tunic fits him perfectly, and he really does look kind of dashing.
Synonyms of tunic
Forms of tunic
| plural | tunics |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | tunick |
Origin of tunic
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.
Words formed from tunic
Phrases with tunic
Words that rhyme with tunic
Questions about tunic
- What does tunic mean?
- Tunic means a garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- What is tunic in Hindi?
- Tunic in Hindi is ट्यूनिक. See Tunic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tunic?
- Tunic is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tunic?
- Tunic is pronounced /ˈtjuːnɪk/.
- What is the plural of tunic?
- The plural of tunic is tunics.
Words near tunic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tunic (page history and authors); tunic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tunic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); చొక్కా (Telugu) (page history and authors); tunic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tunic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tunic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tunic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tunic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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