Marc Carlson wrote:
Let's first establish what a "tunic" is: according to the Oxford
Mnglish Dictionary and Middle English Dictionary, a Tunic (for the
middle ages at least) is "A garment resembling a shirt or a gown, worn
by both sexes among the Greeks and Romans (OED)", "In Old English and
mediaeval times, a body garment or coat over which a loose mantle of
cloak was worn. (OED)" and "A garment resembling a shirt or gown, worn
alone or beneath a mantle, armor, etc. (MED)"
In other words, it is a simple shirt/gown, worn next to the body, as
opposed to the usual kirtles/gowns, etc, which are worn with a
shirt/camisa under them,
Did you skip a cite there? I don't see something which says it wasn't
worn with some kind of body linen layer under it. "a body garment or
coat" seems to imply "tunic" could apply to both layers.
Puzzling,
cv
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