Meaning Of The Word Hair shirt

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Hair shirt? Find Hair shirt meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Hair shirt Meaning

Hair shirt Definition
Hair shirt Definition

What's The Definition Of Hair shirt?

hair shirt
countable noun: A hair shirt is a shirt made of rough uncomfortable cloth which some religious people used to wear to punish themselves.

hair shirt in American English
a shirt of haircloth, worn over the skin as a penance
noun: a garment of coarse haircloth, worn next to the skin as a penance by ascetics and penitents

hair shirt in British English
noun: a shirt made of haircloth worn next to the skin as a penance

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day