Sackcloth

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sacking.
  • n. A rough cloth of camel's hair, goat hair, hemp, cotton, or flax.
  • n. Garments made of this cloth, worn as a symbol of mourning or penitence.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
  • n. , garments worn as an act of penance. Now often used figuratively.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Cloth of which sacks are made, usually a cloth of hemp or flax.
  • n. A coarse kind of cloth worn as a sign of grief, humiliation, or penitence; hence, the garb of mourning or penance.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
  • n. a coarse cloth resembling sacking
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    garment    cloth    fabric    material    textile   
    Cross Reference
    in sackcloth and ashes   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    knee-length    deerskin    serge    floor-length    gingham   
     
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