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hair shirt

hair shirt (plural hair shirts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. haircloth shirt: a shirt made from a harsh scratchy haircloth that was once worn next to the skin by religious people as a form of self-imposed punishment

2. personal punishment: a self-imposed punishment in the form of private suffering

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