cilice

(silis)

noun

hair shirt

Origin: Fr < L cilicium (> OE cilic), coarse covering of Cilician goats' hair, in LL(Ec), hair shirt < Gr kilikion, garment of goats' hair, after Kilikia, Cilicia, noted for its goats

See cilice in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A coarse cloth; haircloth.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Latin cilicium, a covering made of Cilician goat's hair

Origin: , from Cilicia

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