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单词 cilice
释义

cilice

[ sil-is ]
/ ˈsɪl ɪs /

noun

a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
haircloth.

Origin of cilice

before 950; <Middle French; replacing Old English cilic<Latin cilicium<Greek kilíkion, neuter of kilíkios Cilician, so called because first made of Cilician goathair

Words nearby cilice

ciliary zonule, Ciliata, ciliate, ciliated, ciliated epithelium, cilice, Cilicia, Cilician, Cilician Gates, ciliectomy, cilio-
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Example sentences from the Web for cilice

  • Cilice, sil′is, n. hair-cloth: a penitential garment made of hair-cloth.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
  • The breastplate and the cilice of bristles she took and dashed with feeble ferocity on the floor.

    The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for cilice

cilice
/ (ˈsɪlɪs) /

noun

a haircloth fabric or garment

Word Origin for cilice

Old English cilic, from Latin cilicium shirt made of Cilician goats' hair, from Greek kilikion, from Kilikia Cilicia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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