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cilice
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[ˈsɪlɪs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a hair shirt
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Origin
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late 16th century: from French, from Latin cilicium, from Greek kilikion, from Kilikia, the Greek name for Cilicia in Asia Minor (because hair shirts were originally made of Cilician goats' hair)
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