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Complete Definition of "sackcloth"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
  2. (Usually paired with 'ashes'), garments worn as an act of penance. Now often used figuratively.

#: After he realised the gravity of his crime he spent some time wearing sackcloth and ashes.

References
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