cilice
cil·ice hair shirt
Origin of cilice
French from Classical Latin cilicium (from source Old English cilic), coarse covering of Cilician goats' hair, in LL(Ec), hair shirt from Classical Greek kilikion, garment of goats' hair, after Kilikia, Cilicia, noted for its goatsWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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cilice
noun
- A coarse cloth; haircloth.
- a. A hair shirt.b. Any of various other garments or items worn as a form of corporal mortification.
Origin of cilice
French from Latin cilicium a covering made of Cilician goat's hair from CiliciaTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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