http://wordie.org/words/hairshirt Comments for the word 'Hairshirt' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/hairshirt#comments a term for "guilt trip"...wearing one's hairshirt Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:35:10 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/hairshirt#comments http://wordie.org/words/hairshirt#comments originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair (a hairshirt), worn to induce some degree of discomfort or pain usually as an act of penance or as a form of corporal mortification <br /> <br />a type of cilice <br /> <br />Seen also as hair shirt <br /> Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:34:21 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/hairshirt#comments