tunicle
/ˈtjuːnɪk(ə)l
/noun
A short liturgical vestment which is traditionally worn over the alb by a subdeacon at celebrations of the Mass.Daniel showed us his newly purchased tunicle which also came with a stole and a couple of maniples....
- On feast days, and other special days, the Lay Reader will also wear a tunicle over his or her alb.
- There are two very fine black tunicles that are used by the clerk and crucifer on All Souls Day.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French tunicle or Latin tunicula, diminutive of tunica (see tunica).
- bettong
- bettor
- be tuned in
- between
- between a rock and a hard place
- between jobs
- between ourselves (or you and me)
- between the devil and the deep blue sea
- between you and me and the bedpost (or the gatepost or the wall)
- between you and me and the gatepost
- between you and me and the wall
- be twice the man/woman (that someone is)
- betwixt
- betwixt and between
- be two a penny
- be two (or ten) a penny
- beun
- be unable to believe one's eyes (or ears)
- be unable to hear oneself think
- be unable to (or be hardly able to) believe one's luck
- be unable to punch one's way out of a paper bag
- be unable to see the wood (or the forest) for the trees
- be under no illusion (or illusions)
- be under the illusion that
- be up shit creek