to wear mourning
1Mourning — Not to be confused with Morning. Margarita Teresa of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, in mourning, 1666; her brother, the young king Charles II of Spain appears behind her with his attendants wearing mourning dress …
2MOURNING — (Heb. אֵבֶל), the expression of grief and sorrow over the death of a close relative, friend, national leader, or in response to a national calamity. The lamentation (Heb. קִינָה (kinah, qinah); נְהִי, nehi) is the specifically literary and… …
3mourning — The etiquette of mourning in the upper classes is well documented from medieval times onwards; it gradually spread into the middle classes, reaching a peak in Victorian times, particularly for women. Black clothing in matt fabrics was the… …
4Mourning of Muharram — See also: Day of Ashura Shia Muslims in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in a Majlis as part of the commemoration of Muharram Mourning of Muharram …
5mourning — noun 1 sadness about sb s death ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ national, official ▪ public VERB + MOURNING ▪ be in, go …
6wear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 use as clothing ADJECTIVE ▪ daily, everyday, weekend ▪ summer, winter PREPOSITION ▪ with …
7Mourning — Mourn Mourn (m[=o]rn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mourned} (m[=o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mourning}.] [AS. murnan; akin to OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. ma[ u]rnan.] 1. To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be …
8mourning — noun /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ a) The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation. ‘Im bored. I cant go out anywhere because its too soon and I have to wear this disgusting mourning.’ b) Feeling or expressing sorrow over someones death …
9mourning — [ˈmɔːnɪŋ] noun [U] 1) expressions of sadness because someone has died 2) old fashioned black clothes that people wear when someone has died …
10wear the willow — phrasal : to be in mourning …
