sackcloth
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
- (also, countable, figuratively, uncountable, usually) Garments worn as an act of penance.
Synonyms
Translations
Sacktuch
sacco Sackleinwand
λινάτσα σακκόπανο
toile à sac
aniagem
harpillera tela para sacos
قماش الخيش
çuval bezi جنفاصEtymology
In summary
From Middle English sakcloth, sekcloth, sekclath, sekklath. By surface analysis, sack + cloth.
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