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