tunic

plural tunics · alternative obsolete tunick

1. 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

2. anatomyAny 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

   Synonyms: tunica, tunicle

3. Synonym of gymslip.

   Synonyms: gymslip