Sackcloth

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence.

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  • Sackcloth

    Cloth made of black goats' hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners...

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Sackcloth

    cloth used in making sacks or bags, a coarse fabric, of a dark color, made of goat's hair, (Isaiah 5...

    William Smith's Bible Dictionary