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noun
- (obsolete) a small tunic
- a vestment worn by an archdeacon
- 1845: In illustrating his views on the Popish tendency of these rubrics, the rev. gentleman particularly referred to the use of the alb, and cope, and , by the clergy in the discharge of their official duties. " The Times, 11 Jan 1845, p.5 col. D
- (anatomy) a tunica; a membrane or membranous sheath of skin
- 1974: Bruno counted on his fingers the four times he had come and looking down bared from its the bullace of his glans collared with suds. " Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
Etymology: Latin tunicula diminutive of tunica "tunic".
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