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Webster 1913 Edition

Cilicious

Ci-li′cious

,
Adj.
[L.
cilicium
a covering, orig. made of Cilician goat’s hair, fr.
Cilicious
Cilician, fr.
Cilicia
, a province of Asia Minor.]
Made, or consisting, of hair.
[Obs.]
A
Cilicious
or sackcloth habit.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cilicious

CILICIOUS

,
Adj.
Made or consisting of hair.

Definition 2025

cilicious

cilicious

English

Adjective

cilicious ‎(not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Made, or consisting, of hair.
    A cilicious or sackcloth habit. — Sir Thomas Browne.

Etymology

From Latin cilicium ‎(“a covering, originally made of Cilician goat hair”), from Cilicious ‎(“Cilician”), from Cilicia ‎(“a province of Asia Minor”).

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