mourning black
/ˈmɔːnɪŋ ˌblak/noun
1Black cloth used for mourning garments or draperies; garments made of this cloth.
2Black colour, as a symbol of death and bereavement.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From mourning + black.
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