English-Thai Dictionary

sackcloth

N ผ้า กระสอบ  ผ้า หยาบ ที่ ใช้ ทำ กระสอบ  canvas hopsacking homespun pa-kra-sob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SACKCLOTH

n.[sack and cloth. ] Cloth of which sacks are made; coarse cloth. This word is chiefly used in Scripture to denote a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress or mortification. Gird you with sackcloth and mourn before Abner. 2 Samuel 3:31; Esther 4:1-4; Job 16:15.

 

SACKCLOTHED

a.Clothed in sackcloth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SACKCLOTH

SACKCLOTH Sack "cloth `, n.

 

Defn: 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.

 

SACKCLOTHED

SACKCLOTHED sack "clothed `, a.

 

Defn: Clothed in sackcloth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sackcloth

sack cloth |ˈsakˌklôTH, -ˌkläTH ˈsækˌklɔθ | ▶noun a very coarse, rough fabric woven from flax or hemp. PHRASES sackcloth and ashes used with allusion to the wearing of sackcloth and having ashes sprinkled on the head as a sign of penitence or mourning (Matt 11:21 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

sackcloth

sack |cloth |ˈsakklɒθ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a very coarse, rough fabric woven from flax or hemp. PHRASES sackcloth and ashes used with allusion to the wearing of sackcloth and having ashes sprinkled on the head as a sign of penitence or mourning (Matt 11:21 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sackcloth

sackcloth noun artsy lamps made of castoff materials such as old chicken wire and sackcloth: hessian, sacking, hopsack, burlap; gunny. PHRASES in /wearing sackcloth and ashes I never thought I'd live to see the day that Josie was wearing sackcloth and ashes: penitent, contrite, regretful, sorrowful, rueful, remorseful, apologetic, ashamed, guilt-ridden, chastened, shamefaced, guilty.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sackcloth

sackcloth noun both clergy and laity wore an extremely uncomfortable black sackcloth: hessian, sacking, hopsack, hopsacking, burlap; N. Amer. & Indian gunny; East Indies tāt; historical poldavy, stramin, sugarsack. PHRASES in /wearing sackcloth and ashes penitent, contrite, regretful, full of regret, sorrowful, rueful, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, ashamed, guilt-ridden, chastened, shamefaced, self-reproachful, guilty; rare compunctious. ANTONYMS unrepentant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sackcloth

s á ck cl ò th 名詞 U 1 (袋用の )麻布, 袋地 .2 ざんげ服, 喪服 ▸ be in [wear ] sackcloth and ashes 深く悔いる, 悲嘆にくれる .