Tunic vs Tabard - What's the difference?
tunic | tabard |
A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
A woman's or girl's sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.
(obsolete) A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.
(obsolete) A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.
(obsolete) A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.
As nouns the difference between tunic and tabard
is that tunic is a garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles while tabard is a silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.tunic
English
(wikipedia tunic)Alternative forms
* tunick (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}