Complete Definition of "tunicle"

English

Etymology
Latin tunicula diminutive of tunica �tunic�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'tju:nɪk�l/

Noun
en-noun

  1. obsolete a small tunic
  2. a vestment worn by an archdeacon

#:*1845: In illustrating his views on the Popish tendency of these rubrics, the rev. gentleman particularly referred to the use of the alb, and cope, and tunicle, by the clergy in the discharge of their official duties. � The Times, 11 Jan 1845, p.5 col. D

  1. anatomy a tunica; a membrane or membranous sheath of skin

#:*1974: Bruno counted on his fingers the four times he had come and looking down bared from its tunicle the bullace of his glans collared with suds. � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

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