sackcloth
Meanings
Plural: sackcloths
Noun
- a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
- a coarse cloth resembling sacking
- A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
- Garments worn as an act of penance.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English sakcloth, sekcloth, sekclath, sekklath. By surface analysis, sack + cloth.
Scrabble Score: 20
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sackcloth is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
sackcloth is a valid Words With Friends word