hair shirt en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hairshirt.
alt of hairshirt
But what their admirers call grit and critics deem shamelessness can overshadow another essential element of the Clinton school: a willingness to put on the hair shirt of humility to regain power.
2015 April 15, Jonathan Martin, “For a Clinton, It’s Not Hard to Be Humble in an Effort to Regain Power”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hair shirts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |