cilicen.
/ˈsɪlɪs/, U.S. /ˈsɪləs/ Hair-cloth; a rough garment made of hair-cloth, generally worn as a penitential robe. Also attributive.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > asceticism or mortification > [noun] > garment of
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society > faith > artefacts > lay garments > items of attire > [noun] > penitential garment
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > hair > as penitential clothing
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society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > penance > [noun] > garment of
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shirt of hair1527
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sanbenito1568
white sheet1570
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sack gown1693
samarra1731
hair-shirt1737
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made from specific materials
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from hair > [adjective]
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c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. xi. 21 In cilic & in asca hreow~nisse dydon.
1599 Life Sir T. More in W. Wordsworth Eccl. Biog. (1853) II. 53 In his youth or tender years he used to weare a cilice or hair-shirt.
c1610 Female Saints (E.E.T.S.) 186 After that she had layd the childe on her hayre cloth or cilice..she restored the infant whole to the mother.
1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 250 Nuns of some religious orders wear a hair cloth or cilice next their skin.
1812 R. Southey Omniana II. ccxliii. 277 A cilice bandage across the eyes.
1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. i. 58 Monks..with their shaven crowns, hair-cilices, and vows of poverty.
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