cilice
[sil′is]cilice definition by Webster's New World
noun
hair shirt
Origin: French ; from Classical Latin cilicium (from source Old English cilic), coarse covering of Cilician goats' hair, in Ecclesiastical Late Latin hair shirt ; from Classical Greek kilikion, garment of goats' hair, after Kilikia, Cilicia, noted for its goats
cilice definition by American Heritage Dictionary
noun
A coarse cloth; haircloth.
Origin: French, from Latin cilicium, a covering made of Cilician goat's hair, from Cilicia.
