cilice

[ sil-is ]

noun
  1. a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.

Origin of cilice

1
before 950; <Middle French; replacing Old English cilic<Latin cilicium<Greek kilíkion, neuter of kilíkios Cilician, so called because first made of Cilician goathair

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cilice

/ (ˈsɪlɪs) /


noun
  1. a haircloth fabric or garment

Origin of cilice

1
Old English cilic, from Latin cilicium shirt made of Cilician goats' hair, from Greek kilikion, from Kilikia Cilicia

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