widow's weeds
widow's weeds · widow's weedses
Black garments worn by widows in mourningBlack garments worn by widows in mourning
Meaning
2 senses(dated, plural, plural only)Black garments worn by widows in mourning
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
(plural, plural only)A stamp bearing a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing mourning clothes
Origin
From (now) fossil word weeds (“garments, esp. mourning garments”), from Old English wǣd (“From (now) fossil word weeds (“garments, esp. mourning garments”), from Old English wǣd (“garment”).
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Forms
plural: widow's weedses| Singular | widow's weeds |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning:weeds
See also
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