Sackcloth (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A coarse cloth resembling sacking.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

• She wrapped the relic in a fragment of sackcloth to protect it from the elements.
• The artist wove a tapestry on a loom using a rough, itchy sackcloth as the base.
• In the old days, they used sackcloth to make burlap bags for carrying grains.
• The designer chose sackcloth as the primary material for her avant-garde fashion collection.
• The carpenter cut a piece of sackcloth to use as a makeshift drop cloth for painting the floor.

Hypernyms

• Textile
• Material
• Cloth

Meaning ²

A garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.