As the material of mourning or penitential garb; also (in contrast with ‘purple’ or ‘gold’) as the coarsest possible clothing, indicative of extreme…
| 单词 | θ17420 |
| 释义 | the world > life > death > obsequies > formal or ceremonial mourning > [adjective] > wearing mourning garments (3) in sackcloth and ashes1526 As the material of mourning or penitential garb; also (in contrast with ‘purple’ or ‘gold’) as the coarsest possible clothing, indicative of extreme… in mourning1621 Wearing clothes or covered with the draperies customarily indicative of bereavement. Cf. sense 6a. sabled1804 clad in black. |
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