Noun: tunic t(y)oo-nik
- Any of a variety of loose fitting garments extending to the hips or knees
"She wore a flowing tunic over leggings"
- An enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
"The tunic adventitia is the outermost layer of blood vessels";
- tunica, adventitia
Derived forms: tunics
Type of: cloak, membrane, tissue layer
Encyclopedia: Tunic