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Definition of Tunicle
1. n. A slight natural covering; an integument.
Definition of Tunicle
1. Noun. (obsolete) a small tunic ¹
2. Noun. a vestment worn by an archdeacon ¹
3. Noun. (anatomy) a tunica; a membrane or membranous sheath of skin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tunicle
1. a type of vestment [n -S] - See also: vestment
Medical Definition of Tunicle
1. 1. A slight natural covering; an integument. "The tunicles that make the ball or apple of the eye." (Holland) 2. A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons. Origin: L. Tunicula a little tunic, coat, or membrane, dim. Of tunica a tunic: cf. OF. Tunicle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tunicle
Literary usage of Tunicle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Divine Worship in England in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries by John David Chambers (1877)
"The tunicle was the appropriate garment of the Subdeacon when he read the ...
The tunicle of the Subdeacon (with the Dalmatic of the Deacon) mould be worn ..."
2. Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners, Customs, &c by Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1826)
"... and cope of red silk, a tunicle and dalma- tick of yellow cendal, an alba,
amice, and stole; also a fa- von and towel, ..."
3. Worship in the Church of England by Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope (1874)
"Cope practically used in place of tunicle — Advertisements never received
Elizabeth's signature — Additional notes to Prayer Book by Andrewes, Overall, ..."
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