tunic

n 1: an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

[syn: {tunica}, {adventitia}]

2: any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the

hips or knees

runic

Obscure, consisting of {runes}.

{VMS} fans sometimes refer to {Unix} as "RUnix". Unix fans

return the compliment by expanding VMS to "Very Messy Syntax"

or "Vachement Mauvais Systeme" (French; literally "Cowlike Bad

System", idiomatically "Bitchy Bad System").

(1996-09-17)