Phrase guide
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noun
black garments worn by widows in mourning
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, plural, plural-only
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noun
a stamp bearing a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing mourning clothes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
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noun
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: weeds
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: garment
History
From (now) fossil word weeds (“garments, esp. mourning garments”), from Old English wǣd (“garment”).
