| tunicle | 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) |
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