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SACKCLOTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coarse cloth resembling sacking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sackcloth" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sackcloth" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
