half mourning

noun

a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.

the period during which it is worn.

Origin of half mourning

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby half mourning

half measure, half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked, half nelson, half note, half of it, half-open

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Example sentences from the Web for half mourning

One was middle-aged, or thereabouts; the other young; both were dressed in half-mourning.
She and I, Volume 1|John Conroy Hutcheson
And surely grey is what is known as 'half-mourning' too, is it not?
The Orchard of Tears|Sax Rohmer
The ladies wear a kind of half-mourning, a stylish sort of reminder of original sin.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
The Countess of Montalto is herself again, and still in half-mourning for her husband.
A Lady of Rome|F. Marion Crawford

Then Lois came into the room, hatted and gloved, in half-mourning.
The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for half mourning

half-mourning

noun

dark grey clothes worn by some during a period after full formal mourning

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单词	half mourning
释义	half mourning noun a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning. the period during which it is worn. Origin of half mourning First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby half mourning half measure, half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked, half nelson, half note, half of it, half-open Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half mourning One was middle-aged, or thereabouts; the other young; both were dressed in half-mourning. She and I, Volume 1\|John Conroy Hutcheson And surely grey is what is known as 'half-mourning' too, is it not? The Orchard of Tears\|Sax Rohmer The ladies wear a kind of half-mourning, a stylish sort of reminder of original sin. Ireland as It Is\|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.) The Countess of Montalto is herself again, and still in half-mourning for her husband. A Lady of Rome\|F. Marion Crawford Then Lois came into the room, hatted and gloved, in half-mourning. The Roll-Call\|Arnold Bennett British Dictionary definitions for half mourning half-mourning noun dark grey clothes worn by some during a period after full formal mourning Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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