half mourning

  • 1half-mourning — half mournˈing noun 1. Mourning attire less than deep or full mourning 2. The condition of having one black eye (slang) • • • Main Entry: ↑half half mourning see under ↑half • • • Main Entry: ↑mourn …

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  • 2half mourning — n. 1. traditionally, the second period of mourning, during which black clothes are lightened or replaced by gray, white, or purple 2. the clothes worn then …

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  • 3half mourning — noun 1. : a period of mourning succeeding that of deep mourning 2. : mourning dress lightened by the use of white, gray, or lavender * * * 1. a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning. 2. the… …

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  • 4half-mourning croakers — kreivieji krokeriai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Paranibea angl. half mourning croakers rus. паранибеи ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kupriai siauresnis terminas – kreivasis krokeris …

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  • 5half-mourning croaker — kreivasis krokeris statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Paranibea semiluctuosa angl. half mourning croaker; leaftail croaker; leaftail jewfish rus. паранибея ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kreivieji… …

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  • 6half mourning — 1. a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning. 2. the period during which it is worn. [1810 20] * * * …

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  • 7Mourning — 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 …

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  • 8mourning —    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… …

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  • 9Half-staff — or half mast describes a flag flying approximately halfway up a flagpole or ship s mast (though anywhere from one third to two thirds of the way up is acceptable, but see below). This is done in many countries as a symbol of respect, mourning, or …

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  • 10Mourning Dove (author) — Mourning Dove was a Native American author and best known for her 1927 novel mixed blood ranch woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The novel is one of the first written by a Native American[1] woman and one of few early Native American… …

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