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Definition of: cilice
(sil′is) noun
1. A coarse cloth, originally made of goats' hair.
2. A shirt made of this; a hair shirt, formerly worn by monks and others in doing penance. [<F <L cilicium <Gk. Kilikia Cilicia, where the cloth was woven]
—ci·li·cious (si·lish′əs) adjective
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