Shirt vs. Tunic

Shirtnoun

An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

Shirtnoun

("shirts and skins" games) a member of the shirt-wearing team.

Shirtverb

To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.

Shirtnoun

A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; - formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by men and boys.

Shirtverb

To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.

Shirtnoun

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

Shirtverb

put a shirt on

Shirtnoun

a garment for the upper body made of cotton or a similar fabric, with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

Shirtnoun

a garment similar to a shirt, made of stretchable material and typically having a short row of buttons at the neck, worn as casual wear or for sports

Shirtnoun

used to refer to membership of a particular sports team

Shirt

A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body (from the neck to the waist). Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for a broad variety of upper-body garments and undergarments.

Tunicnoun

A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.

Tunicnoun

Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane.

Tunicnoun

An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.

Tunicnoun

Any similar garment worn by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others.

Tunicnoun

Same as Tunicle.

Tunicnoun

A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.

Tunicnoun

A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.

Tunicnoun

See Mantle, n., 3 (a).

Tunicnoun

an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

Tunicnoun

any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees

Tunicnoun

a loose garment, typically sleeveless and reaching to the knees, as worn in ancient Greece and Rome.

Tunicnoun

a loose, thigh-length garment, worn typically by women over a skirt or trousers

Tunicnoun

a gymslip.

Tunicnoun

a close-fitting short coat as part of a uniform, especially a police or military uniform.

Tunicnoun

an integument or membrane enclosing or lining an organ or part.

Tunicnoun

any of the concentric layers of a plant bulb, e.g. an onion.

Tunicnoun

the rubbery outer coat of a sea squirt.

Tunic

A tunic is a garment for the body, usually simple in style, reaching from the shoulders to a length somewhere between the hips and the knees. The name derives from the Latin tunica, the basic garment worn by both men and women in Ancient Rome, which in turn was based on earlier Greek garments that covered wearers' waists.