cilicio

cilicio
masculine noun
1. spiked belt (faja, cordón); hair shirt (of penitient)(vestidura)

cilicio [the-lee’-the-o]
noun
1. Haircloth, very rough and prickly. (m)
2. A cilicium or hair covering for the body, worn as penance. (m)
3. Girdle of bristles or netted wire, with points, worn in mortification of the flesh. (m)
4. Haircloth laid on a wall to preserve it. (Military & Obsolete) (m)

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