Tunicle

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  • noun. A sleeved outer vestment reaching to the knees, worn over the alb by a subdeacon or sometimes under the dalmatic by a bishop or cardinal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A tunic; especially, a fine, thin, or delicate tunic; a slight coat or covering.
  • noun. Eccles., same as tunic, 3.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A slight natural covering; an integument.
  • noun. A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a small tunic
  • noun. a vestment worn by an archdeacon
  • noun. a tunica; a membrane or membranous sheath of skin
  • Word Usage
    "For those who would like another view of the vestments, which are simply superb, here is one which shows the subdeacon in tunicle with humeral veil:"
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    CoA  integument