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sack·cloth S0009300 (săk′klôth′, -klŏth′)n.1. Sacking.2. a. A rough cloth of camel's hair, goat hair, hemp, cotton, or flax.b. Garments made of this cloth, worn as a symbol of mourning or penitence.sackcloth (ˈsækˌklɒθ) n1. (Textiles) coarse cloth such as sacking2. (Clothing & Fashion) garments made of such cloth, worn formerly to indicate mourning or penitence3. sackcloth and ashes a public display of extreme grief, remorse, or repentancesack•cloth (ˈsækˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ)
n. 1. sacking. 2. a. a coarse cloth of various fibers, as goat hair, cotton, or linen. b. this cloth or a garment made from it worn to show repentance or grief. Idioms: in sackcloth and ashes, in a state of repentance or sorrow; contrite. [1350–1400] sack′clothed`, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sackcloth - a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorsegarment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" | | 2. | sackcloth - a coarse cloth resembling sackingcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
Translationssack1 (sӕk) noun a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic. The potatoes were put into sacks. 寬口大粗布袋，硬紙袋或塑膠袋 麻袋，硬纸袋 ˈsacking noun a type of coarse cloth for making sacks. 麻袋布 麻袋布ˈsackcloth noun a type of coarse cloth formerly worn as a sign of mourning or of sorrow for sin. 喪服 丧服sackcloth
wear sackcloth and ashesTo act in a way that shows one's penitence or remorse for one's misdeeds or poor behavior. Darren has been wearing sackcloth and ashes ever since his girlfriend broke up with him for cheating on her. There's no way to turn back time on the way I treated my brother growing up. All I can do now is wear sackcloth and ashes.See also: and, ash, sackcloth, wearin sackcloth and ashesBehaving in a way that shows one's penitence or remorse for one's misdeeds or poor behavior. Darren has been in sackcloth and ashes ever since his girlfriend broke up with him for cheating on her. There's no way to turn back time on the way I treated my brother growing up. All I can do now is stay in sackcloth and ashes.See also: and, ash, sackclothsackcloth and ashesPenitence or remorse for one's misdeeds or poor behavior. The phrase originates from an ancient tradition of wearing sackcloth as a show of repentance, and is typically accompanied by verbs like "wear." Darren has been wearing sackcloth and ashes ever since his girlfriend broke up with him for cheating on her. There's no way to turn back time on the way I treated my brother growing up. All I can do now is stay in sackcloth and ashes.See also: and, ash, sackclothput on sackcloth and ashesTo act in a way that's intended to show one's penitence or remorse for one's misdeeds or poor behavior. Darren has been putting on sackcloth and ashes ever since his girlfriend broke up with him for cheating on her. There's no way to turn back time on the way I treated my brother growing up. All I can do now is put on sackcloth and ashes.See also: and, ash, on, put, sackclothsackcloth and ashesMourning or penitence, as in What I did to Julie's child was terrible, and I've been in sackcloth and ashes ever since . This term refers to the ancient Hebrew custom of indicating humility before God by wearing a coarse cloth, normally used to make sacks, and dusting oneself with ashes. In English it appeared in William Tyndale's 1526 biblical translations (Matthew 11:21), "They [the cities Tyre and Sidon] had repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes." See also: and, ash, sackclothin sackcloth and ashes manifesting grief or repentance. In the Bible, the wearing of sackcloth and the sprinkling ashes on your head were signs of penitence or mourning. 1999 Athletics Weekly It was their first focal point, the moment of truth when their season could blossom further in Seville or end in sackcloth and ashes. See also: and, ash, sackclothput on, wear, etc. ˌsackcloth and ˈashes behave in a way that shows that you are sorry for something that you have done: Look, I’ve said I’m sorry! What do you want me to do — put on sackcloth and ashes?This comes from the Bible. People wore sackcloth (= a rough material) and put ash (= the grey powder left after something burns) on their face and hair to show that a person they loved had died or that they were sorry for something they had done.See also: and, ash, put, sackclothsackcloth and ashes, to be inTo be penitent or contrite; in a state of repentance. This term alludes to the ancient Hebrew custom of donning a coarse, dark cloth from which sacks were made and dusting oneself with ashes to signify one’s humility before God. It is mentioned in the Bible: “And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes” (Daniel 9:3). The term may be obsolescent. See also: and, sackclothsackcloth
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