Tunica

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of tunic (“garment”). countable, uncountable

    "The tunica is made of a very rich material, plain silk or brocade, with an ornamental border, and over it is the paludamentum or semicircular cloak which was coming into very general use at this period. The collar is a separate article, and is of rich embroidery to match that on the bottom of the tunica."

  2. 2
    An extinct group of linguistically and culturally related Native American tribes in the Mississippi River Valley. plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue wordnet
  4. 4
    Synonym of tunic (“covering”). countable, uncountable

    "Ecto- and endotunicae thin, hardly discernable as two tunicae in unreleased, unstained asci; without zonation and ring structures; ocular chamber indistinct."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An unincorporated community in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  2. 2
    A town, the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States.

Synonyms

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tunicadventitiatunic

Example

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"The tunica is made of a very rich material, plain silk or brocade, with an ornamental border, and over it is the paludamentum or semicircular cloak which was coming into very general use at this period. The collar is a separate article, and is of rich embroidery to match that on the bottom of the tunica."

Etymology

From Latin tunica. Doublet of tunic and maybe distantly related to chiton.

Related phrases

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