Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tunic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tunic \Tu"nic\, n. [L. tunica: cf. F. tunique.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans
of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves,
reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the
waist by a girdle.
2. Any similar garment worm by ancient or Oriental peoples;
also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting
under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by
Europeans and others.
3. (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Tunicle}.
4. (Anat.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when
enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
5. (Bot.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of
a seed.
6. (Zo["o]l.) See {Mantle}, n., 3
(a) .
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tunic
n 1: an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
[syn: {tunica}, {adventitia}]
2: any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the
hips or knees
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