1
a
: a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome
b
: surcoat
2
a
: a hip-length or longer blouse or jacket
b
: a short overskirt
3
: a long usually plain close-fitting jacket with high collar worn especially as part of a uniform
4
: tunicle
5
: an enclosing or covering membrane or tissue
the tunic of a seed
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Rebelling against the strictures of ballet, barefoot and in loose, flowing tunics, Isadora would strike ancient Greek poses and sway and turn to-and-fro as if driven by currents of wind and ocean, a force of nature herself.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
Looming behind them is a group of bearded, glowering militants, dressed in tunics and turbans, some holding assault rifles.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Joan Kennedy opted for pink, aqua and gold harlequin boucle HotPants and tunic.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Rebelling against the strictures of ballet, barefoot and in loose, flowing tunics, Isadora would strike ancient Greek poses and sway and turn to-and-fro as if driven by currents of wind and ocean, a force of nature herself.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Tunic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tunic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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tunic
noun
tu·nic
ˈt(y)ü-nik 
1
: a usually belted knee-length garment worn by ancient Greeks and Romans
2
: a shirt or jacket reaching to or just below the hips
Medical Definition
tunic
noun
tu·nic
ˈt(y)ü-nik
: an enclosing or covering membrane or tissue : tunica
the tunics of the eye
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