sackcloth

n.

1. Sacking.
2. 1. A rough cloth of camel's hair, goat hair, hemp, cotton, or flax.
   2. Garments made of this cloth, worn as a symbol of mourning or penitence.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse

Meaning #2: a coarse cloth resembling sacking

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sækkelærred

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    sæk og aske

Nederlands (Dutch)
jute, boetekleed

Français (French)
n. - toile de/à sac

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    (faire) son mea culpa (en public)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sackleinen, Trauergewand, Büßergewand

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    Sack und Asche

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λινάτσα, τσουβάλι, τρίχινο ράσο πένθους ή μετάνοιας

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    πικρή μετάνοια

Italiano (Italian)
tela da sacco

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    col capo cosparso di cenere, in penitenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - linhagem (f), serapilheira (f), hábito fúnebre (m)

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    estar profundamente arrependido

Русский (Russian)
мешковина, дерюга, холст, власяница

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    знак большого горя - "посыпав голову пеплом", знак раскаяния и смирения

Español (Spanish)
n. - tela de saco, arpillera

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    túnica de penitente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - säckväv, säckduk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
制袋用粗麻布, 粗布衣

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    哀悔, 处于悲痛

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 制袋用粗麻布, 粗布衣

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    哀悔, 處於悲痛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부대용 거친 마포, (뉘우치는 표시로 입던) 삼베옷

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ズック, 懺悔服

idioms:

• sackcloth and ashes    悲嘆して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قماش من وبر الابل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לבוש שק, אריג שק‬

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