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hairshirt

The correct spelling is hairshirt.

How to pronounce hairshirt

noun

IPA: /ˈhɛəʃɜːt/

Say it like: Hay-rsh-irt

The correct spelling is hairshirt. A shirt made of haircloth; a cilice; especially one worn by ascetics or the penitent

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Meanings

noun

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

adjective

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

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