Jotham, who has been much in the mountain latterly, being kept there by me and Hiram, has made a discovery, which he will not explain, he says, for he is bound by an oath; but the amount is, that he knows where the ore lies, and he has this day begun to dig.
hair shirt. 1. a garment of coarse haircloth, worn next to the skin as a penance by ascetics and penitents. 2. self-imposed punishment, suffering, sacrifice, or penance. Origin of hair shirt.
Nearby words of 'hair shirt'. 1  hair salon. 2  hair seal. 3  hair sheep. 4  hair shirt. 5  hair slide. 6  hair space. 7  hair specialist. 8  All ENGLISH words that begin with 'H'.