cilice
[ sil-is ]
Origin of cilice
1before 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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How to use cilice in a sentence
And now I must doff this bristly cilice; they would prick thy tender skin, perhaps make it bleed, as they have me, I see.
The Cloister and the Hearth | Charles ReadeThe breastplate and the cilice of bristles she took and dashed with feeble ferocity on the floor.
The Cloister and the Hearth | Charles Readecilice, sil′is, n. hair-cloth: a penitential garment made of hair-cloth.
British Dictionary definitions for cilice
cilice
/ (ˈsɪlɪs) /
noun
a haircloth fabric or garment
Origin of cilice
1Old English cilic, from Latin cilicium shirt made of Cilician goats' hair, from Greek kilikion, from Kilikia Cilicia
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