cil|ice

cil|ice
cil|ice «SIHL ihs», noun.
1. = hair shirt. (Cf.hair shirt)
2. = haircloth. (Cf.haircloth)
[< Old French cilice, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cilicium < Latin cilicium covering made of goat's hair < Greek kilikion (originally) from Kilikíā Cilicia]

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