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Webster 1913 Edition


Tunicle

Tu′ni-cle

,
Noun.
[L.
tunicula
a little tunic, coat, or membrane, dim. of
tunica
a tunic: cf. OF.
tunicle
.]
1.
A slight natural covering; an integument.
The
tunicles
that make the ball or apple of the eye.
Holland.
2.
(R. C. Ch.)
A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tunicle

TU'NICLE

,
Noun.
[from tunic.] A natural covering; an integument.