Category:Tunicle

Tu"ni*cle, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: a short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the Dalmatic, and by subdeacons.