sackcloth
n.
coarse fabric used to make sacks; garment made from coarse fabric and worn as a sign of mourning or repentance
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sackcloth
Noun
1. a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
(hypernym) garment
2. a coarse cloth resembling sacking
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
Sackcloth
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Sackcloth
cloth used in making sacks or bags, a coarse fabric, of a dark color, made of goat's hair, (Isaiah 50:3; Revelation 6:12) end resembling the eilicium of the Romans. It, was used also for making the rough garments used by mourners, which were in extreme cases worn next the skin. (1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 6:30; Job 16:15; Isaiah 32:11)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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