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weeds

UK/wiːdz/ US/ˈwidz/ fairly common

noun

1.

a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning

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2.

a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning

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Origin

From Old English wǣd, wǣde, from Proto-Germanic *wēdiz (“piece of cloth, garment”).

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