Definitions for sackclothed

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sack•clothˈsækˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ(n.)

  1. Category: Textiles

    Ref: sacking.

  2. a coarse cloth of various fibers, as goat hair, cotton, or linen. this cloth or a garment made from it worn to show repentance or grief.

    Category: Textiles

Idioms for sackcloth:

  1. in sackcloth and ashes,in a state of repentance or sorrow; contrite.

    Category: Idiom

Origin of sackcloth:

1350–1400

sack′clothed`(adj.)

Wiktionary

  1. sackclothed(Adjective)

    Dressed in sackcloth.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sackclothed(adj)

    clothed in sackcloth


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