Tunic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tjʉːnɪk/
• Rhymes: -uːnɪk

Alternative forms

• tunick obsolete

Origin

Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica, possibly from

The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures , Volume 18

see also Aramaic (kittuna), Hebrew כותנתה (kuttoneth, "coat"); or from Etruscan. Existed in Old English as "tunece"; unknown if term was lost and then reborrowed later.

Full definition of tunic

Noun

1. A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
• 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 19, 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.

Anagrams

• cutin, cut in