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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 , 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 the bullace of his glans collared with suds. " Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
  • Etymology: Latin tunicula diminutive of tunica "tunic".


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