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tunica¹
Where it comes from
From Latin tunica. Doublet of tunic and maybe distantly related to chiton.
noun tunicae · tunicas
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Synonym of tunic (“garment”).
The tunica is made of a very rich material, plain silk or brocade, with an ornamental border, and over it is the paludamentum or semicircular cloak which was coming into very general use at this period. The collar is a separate article, and is of rich embroidery to match that on the bottom of the tu
Similar: tunic
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Synonym of tunic (“covering”).
Ecto- and endotunicae thin, hardly discernable as two tunicae in unreleased, unstained asci; without zonation and ring structures; ocular chamber indistinct.
Similar: tunic
Tunica²
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States.
noun
- An extinct group of linguistically and culturally related Native American tribes in the Mississippi River Valley.
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title = {tunica},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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