2syllables
sackcloth
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Definitions ofsackcloth
1noun
- A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
- (Usually paired with 'ashes'), garments worn as an act of penance. Now often used figuratively.
Example: "After he realised the gravity of his crime he spent some time wearing sackcloth and ashes."
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