sackcloth

1. (countable, uncountable) A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
2. (also, countable, figuratively, uncountable, usually) Garments worn as an act of penance.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sakcloth

In summary

From Middle English sakcloth, sekcloth, sekclath, sekklath. By surface analysis, sack + cloth.

Synonyms

sacking

hessian

burlap

canvas

bagging

gunny

sack

hair-shirt

duck

🦆

homespun

hopsacking

linen

gunnycloth

dungaree

flax

cloth

Translations

Sackleinen

Sacktuch

arpillera

sacco

Sackleinwand

λινάτσα

σακκόπανο

toile à sac

parciak

aniagem

harpillera

tela para sacos

قماش الخيش

çuval bezi

جنفاص