TUNIC

tunic. Tunic, n. a child's upper garment, waistcoat, skin

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Tu″nic (?), n. [[L. tunica: cf. F. tunique.]] 1. 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. 2. Any similar garment worm 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. 3. (R. C. Ch.) Same as Tunicle.
4. 4. (Anat.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
5. 5. (Bot.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
6. 6. (Zoöl.) See Mantle, n., 3 (a).