cilice
/ˈsɪlɪs/noun
mass noun
1- haircloth粗硬毛布。
1.1
- count noun a garment made of such cloth粗硬毛布衣物。
1.2
- a spiked garter or other device worn by penitents and ascetics(忏悔者或苦行者贴身穿的)刚毛衬衣(或其他衣物)。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French, from Latin cilicium, from Greek kilikion, from Kilikia, the Greek name for C ILICIA in Asia Minor (because the cloth was originally made of Cicilian goats' hair).