Sackcloth – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sackcloth
n.
coarse fabric used to make sacks; garment made from coarse fabric and worn as a sign of mourning or repentance
Sackcloth
Sackcloth (
Hebrew שַׂק
saḳ) is a term originally denoting a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat's hair. It later came to mean also a garment made from such cloth, which was chiefly worn as a token of
mourning by the
Israelites. It was furthermore a sign of submission (I Kings xx. 30 et seq.), and was occasionally worn by
the Prophets.
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.
pytlovina
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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