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What does hairshirt mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hairshirt? Here's what it means.

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