tunic

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tu·nic /ˈtjuːnɪk $ ˈtuː-/ noun [countable]  1. DCCa long loose piece of clothing, usually without sleeves, worn in the past 〔旧时穿的一种通常无袖的〕长袍2. a long loose women’s shirt, usually worn with trousers 〔女用〕宽松上衣3. British EnglishDCC a specially shaped short coat worn by soldiers, police officers etc as part of a uniform 〔士兵、警察等穿的〕短外衣

Examples from the Corpus

tunic• Behind the big drum came the band of four musicians dressed in loose black tunics and black pillbox hats.• Watching a youth in a blue tunic and spangles performing on the slack rope, he determined to attempt a similar feat.• All of them were wearing brown cotton tunics because of a promise I had made on the very first day of construction.• Why are there fleurs-de-lys on his tunic?• Knee-length tunics, loose and thin, moved with each step.• They would come back on leave and wear their scarlet tunics in the dale.• The tunic was piped in branch-colour around the collar, deep cuffs, and down the front edge.Origin tunic (1600-1700) Latin tunica

tu·nic nounChineseSyllable  

worn a clothing, without sleeves, long usually of piece loose Corpus

tunic
tu‧nic /ˈtjuːnɪk $ ˈtuː-/ noun [countable]1. a long loose piece of clothing, usually without sleeves, worn in the past
2. a long loose women’s shirt, usually worn with trousers
3. British English a specially shaped short coat worn by soldiers, police officers etc as part of a uniform

tunicBrE /ˈtjuːnɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtuːnɪk/ 🔊 nouna loose piece of clothing covering the body down to the knees, usually without sleeves, as worn in ancient Greece and Rome （古希腊、古罗马时期长及膝的）短袍a piece of women's clothing like a tunic, that reaches to the hips and is worn over trousers/pants or a skirt （长及臀部，罩于裤或裙外的）女式宽上衣(BrE) a tightly fitting jacket worn as part of a uniform by police officers, soldiers, etc. （警察、士兵等的）紧身制服上衣