Tabard vs. Tunic — What's the Difference?

A tabard is a type of short coat that was commonly worn by men during the late Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe. Generally worn outdoors, the coat was either sleeveless or had short sleeves or shoulder pieces.

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.

A short, heavy cape of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors.

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

A tunic or capelike garment worn by a knight over his armor and emblazoned with his coat of arms.

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

A similar garment worn by a herald and bearing his lord's coat of arms.

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

An embroidered pennant attached to a trumpet.

A loose-fitting garment, sleeved or sleeveless, extending to the knees and worn especially in ancient Greece and Rome.

A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.

A medieval surcoat.

A sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.

A long, plain, close-fitting jacket, usually having a stiff high collar and worn as part of a uniform.

(historical) A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.

A loose-fitting, pullover, collarless shirt that falls to the hip or thigh and is often drawn in at the waist and worn over leggings or pants.

(historical) A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.

(Anatomy) A coat or layer enveloping an organ or part.

(historical) A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.

(Botany) A loose membranous outer covering of a bulb or corm, as of an onion, tulip, or crocus.

A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from the weather. When worn over the armor it was commonly emblazoned with the arms of the wearer, and from this the name was given to the garment adopted for heralds.

See tunicle.

A short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald

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

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

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.

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.

Same as Tunicle.

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

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

An enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

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