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sackcloth
sackcloth
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for sackcloth
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Sackcloth \Sack"cloth`\ (?; 115), 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. [1913 Webster] Gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. --2 Sam. iii. 31. [1913 Webster] Thus with sackcloth I invest my woe. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
sackcloth n 1: a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse 2: a coarse cloth resembling sackingFrom Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :
Sackcloth cloth made of black goats' hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen. 37:34; 42:25; 2 Sam. 3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Ps. 30:11, etc.), and as a sign of repentance (Matt. 11:21). It was put upon animals by the people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:8).