TUNICLE


Meaning of TUNICLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtü-ni-kəl, ˈtyü- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tonicle, Latin tunicula, diminutive of tunica

Date: 14th century

: a short vestment worn by a subdeacon over the alb during mass and by a bishop under the dalmatic at pontifical ceremonies

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