'Tunicle' definitions:

Definition of 'Tunicle'

From: GCIDE
  • Tunicle \Tu"ni*cle\, n. [L. tunicula a little tunic, coat, or membrane, dim. of tunica a tunic: cf. OF. tunicle.]
  • 1. A slight natural covering; an integument. [1913 Webster]
  • The tunicles that make the ball or apple of the eye. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (R. C. Ch.) A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons. [1913 Webster]