tunic - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

A tunic is a loose-fitting shirt that looks sort of like a long shirt or a short dress. For a fashionable summer look, you might pair trousers with a comfortable tunic that extends past your waist.

The ancient Greeks and Romans were early fans of the tunic, and the loose-fitting garment remains popular in modern times. A tunic is popular wardrobe choice in hot, tropical regions because it's loose fitting and comfortable and helps you stay cool. Tunic can also refer to a membrane or tissue that covers something, like an organ or part of a plant. Some plants like tulips and onions have a protective tunic covering the outside of their bulb.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tunic

1	n	any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
2	n	an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tunic

1

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

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; chiton
a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece; gymslip
a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform; kameez
a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars); kirtle
a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages; surcoat
a tunic worn over a knight's armor; tabard
a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald

Type of:: cloak
a loose outer garment

2

n an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

Synonyms:: adventitia, tunica

Types:: albuginea
whitish tunic; sclera, sclerotic coat
the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball; tunica albuginea testes
whitish cover of the testicle

Type of:: membrane, tissue layer
a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants