tunic

== English == === Alternative forms === tunick (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtjuːnɪk/, /ˈtuːnɪk/ Rhymes: -uːnɪk === 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. Synonym: tunica (anatomy, botany) Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane. Synonyms: tunica, tunicle Synonym of gymslip. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: tiwnig ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === cut in, cut-in, cutin, incut