Langenscheidt, Der Große Muret-Sanders:
cilice s härenes Hemd
http://unabridged.merriam-webster.comMain Entry: cil·ice
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: French, from Latin cilicium, from Cilicius Cilician, from Cilicia, ancient region in Asia Minor
1 : HAIRCLOTH
2 : a hair shirt or undergarment
The Macquarie Dictionary:
cilice
noun 1. a garment of haircloth; a hairshirt. 2. haircloth. [French, from Latin cilicium, from Greek kilíkion coarse cloth made of goat's hair, originally from CILICIA; replacing Old English cilic, from Latin (as above)]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition:
cilice
NOUN: A coarse cloth; haircloth.
ETYMOLOGY: French, from Latin cilicium, a covering made of Cilician goat's hair, from Cilicia.
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/cilice.htmlcilice
1. textiles
Same as haircloth
2. haircloth garment: a garment made of haircloth
[Late 16th century. Via French < Greek Kilikia "Cilicia," district of Anatolia; because made of goats' hair from Cilicia]
http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/weil004kuns01/weil0...Cilicium,
Lat., cilice, Fr., een ruw haren hemd; een gordel met scherpe stekels, welke ter boetoefening op het naakte ligchaam gedragen wordt, een boetgordel
http://www.russische-kirche-l.de/kalender/200...Das weitere Leben der seligen Theophania spielte sich in einem Palast ab. Rein äußerlich versank sie in Luxus und Pracht, befolgte jedoch insgeheim die Vorschriften einer strengen Askese: unter ihrem kaiserlichen Gewand trug sie ein härenes Hemd, schlief auf dem nackten Fußboden und fastete.
