'Sackcloth' definitions:
Definition of 'sackcloth'
(from WordNet)
noun
A garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
noun
A coarse cloth resembling sacking
Definition of 'Sackcloth'
From: GCIDE
- Sackcloth \Sack"cloth`\ (?; 115), n. Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence. [1913 Webster]
- Gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. --2 Sam. iii. 31. [1913 Webster]
- Thus with sackcloth I invest my woe. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'sackcloth'
From: Easton
- Sackcloth cloth made of black goats' hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen. 37:34; 42:25; 2 Sam. 3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Ps. 30:11, etc.), and as a sign of repentance (Matt. 11:21). It was put upon animals by the people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:8).