Definition of Sackcloth
Sack´cloth`
n.
1.
Linen
or
cotton
cloth
such
as
sacks
are
made
of
;
coarse
cloth
;
anciently
,
a
cloth
or
garment
worn
in
mourning
,
distress
,
mortification
,
or
penitence
.
Gird
you
with
sackcloth
,
and
mourn
before
Abner
.
- 2 Sam. iii. 31.
Thus
with
sackcloth
I
invest
my
woe
.
- Sandys.
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