hairshirt

See also: hair shirt

English

Etymology

hair +‎ shirt

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛəʃɜːt/
(US) enPR: hârʹshərt, IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹʃɝt/

Noun

hairshirt (plural hairshirts)

A shirt made of haircloth; a cilice; especially one worn by ascetics or the penitent
(figuratively) A state of penitence and humility.

See also

hairshirt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
flagellant
sackcloth
self-mortification

Adjective

hairshirt (not comparable)

Advocating or adopting a relatively ascetic lifestyle, especially for environmentalist reasons.
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