sackcloth
(noun) a coarse cloth resembling sacking
sackcloth
(noun) a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sackcloth (countable and uncountable, plural sackcloths)
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
(Usually paired with 'ashes'), garments worn as an act of penance. Now often used figuratively.
Source: Wiktionary
Sack"cloth`, n.
Definition: Linen or cotton cloth such a sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence. Gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. 2 Sam. iii. 31. Thus with sackcloth I invest my woe. Sandys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
