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sackcloth

sackc·loth

uncommon

noun

2.

a coarse cloth resembling sacking

Origin

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

Phrases

  • wear sackcloth and ashes

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