tu·nic /ˈtunɪk, ˈtju-/
束腰外衣
tu·nic /ˈt(j)unɪk/ 名詞
(拉tunica)膜,被膜,膜被,原套,鱗莖皮,被囊
Tu·nic n.
1. Rom. Antiq. An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.
2. Any similar garment worn by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others.
3. R. C. Ch. Same as Tunicle.
4. Anat. A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
5. Bot. A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
6. Zool. See Mantle, n., 3 (a).
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tunic
n 1: an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
[syn: tunica, adventitia]
2: any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the
hips or knees