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Rarehairshirt
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.A shirt made of haircloth; a cilice; especially one worn by ascetics or the penitent
- 2.A state of penitence and humility.
adjective
- 1.Advocating or adopting a relatively ascetic lifestyle, especially for environmentalist reasons.
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