sackcloth
sack·cloth [ ˈsa(k)-ˌklȯth]
[ˈsa(k)-ˌklȯth]
1 : a coarse cloth of goat or camel's hair or of flax, hemp, or cotton
2 : a garment of sackcloth worn as a sign of mourning or penitence
Recent Examples on the Web
//Image Once there was a man who wore the finest silks in Italy, but traded them all for sackcloth.
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Jason Farago, New York Times, "‘Heavenly Bodies’ Brings the Fabric of Faith to the Met," 9 May 2018
//One of the dancers has a suppurating wound wrapped in sackcloth.
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Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, "Navigating Tradition and Tourism in Papua New Guinea," 3 May 2018
//Like in medieval times when people wore sackcloth and ashes, the ash mark is a call to repentance and preparation in the season leading up to Easter, which will be on April 16 for Christians around the world.
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Greg Garrison, AL.com, "What is Ash Wednesday? Why do people have ash marks on the forehead?," 14 Feb. 2018
//The ashes also represent penance — sackcloth and ashes.
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The Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Ash Wednesday: Wearing ashes marks the beginning of Lent," 14 Feb. 2018
//And there will still be someone who feels a need to leave a comment saying that the sackcloth is decadent.
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Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Stop Shaming Women for Spending Money," 8 Feb. 2018
//These comments show people will not be happy until women are wearing sackcloth and refusing any sustenance but the raindrops that fall into their open mouths.
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Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Stop Shaming Women for Spending Money," 8 Feb. 2018
//Theron dresses up as an MI6 killer-chick in Atomic Blonde, and Cotillard wears sackcloth couture portraying another hard-luck dame under the thumb of the patriarchy, in From the Land of the Moon.
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Armond White, National Review, "From the Land of the Moon," 28 July 2017
//Go sit in sackcloth and ashes or whatever and look within.
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Chuck Plunkett, The Denver Post, "The greatest performance artist of all time," 2 Apr. 2017
First Known Use of sackcloth
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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More Definitions forsackcloth
: rough cloth that is used for making sacks