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.
(blous, blouz) n. 1. A woman's or child's loosely fitting shirt that extends to the waist or slightly below. See Note at greasy. 2. A loosely fitting garment resembling a long shirt, worn especially by European workmen. 3. The service coat or tunic worn by the members of some branches of the US armed forces.