cilice
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 goatscilice
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 Ciliciacilice
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