Çĭ-lĭ'cioŭs, a.

(sĭ-lĭsh'us), a. [Lat. cilicium, a covering, originally made of Cilician goat's hair, from Cilicius, Cilician, from Cilicia, a province of Asia Minor, now Ejalet Itschil.] Made, or consisting, of hair. “A cilicious or sackcloth habit.” Browne.