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bn:00042541n
Noun Concept
Categories: Christian asceticism, Corporal punishments, Opus Dei, Roman Catholic religious clothing, Undergarments
EN
hair shirt  cilice  sackcloth  hair-shirt  hairshirt
EN
An uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance WordNet 3.0
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An uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A cilice, also known as a sackcloth, was originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair worn close to the skin. Wikipedia
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks. Wiktionary
Cloth. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
shirt
ceremonial dress
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
MATERIAL USED
haircloth
sackcloth
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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hair shirt
Wikipedia
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cilice
Wikidata
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cilice
Wiktionary
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sackcloth
Wikipedia Redirections
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hair-shirt, hair shirt, hairshirt, sack cloth
Wikidata Alias
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hairshirt, sackcloth

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