Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
cilice
noun · first attested 14th century
The hair shirt is named for a region of southern Anatolia.
A rough haircloth garment worn as penance.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 14th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Cilicia
- In English
cilice
Cilicia supplied a coarse cloth woven from goat hair. Latin named the cloth for the region, and the penitential sense followed.
Turkey
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