2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp.
clothing or a badge of somber black.
[1913 Webster]
The houses to their tops with black were spread,
And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
{Deep mourning}. See under {Deep}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Deep mourning — Deep Deep (d[=e]p), a. [Compar. {Deeper} (d[=e]p [ e]r); superl. {Deepest} (d[=e]p [e^]st).] [OE. dep, deop, AS. de[ o]p; akin to D. diep, G. tief, Icel. dj[=u]pr, Sw. diup, Dan. dyb, Goth. diups; fr. the root of E. dip, dive. See {Dip}, {Dive}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deep mourning — completely black mourning clothes made of a drab material: After her brother died, she was in deep mourning for a year. [1715 25] * * * … Universalium
deep mourning — noun : mourning clothes in which the garments are not only all black but also made of lusterless materials … Useful english dictionary
deep mourning — profound grief, bereavement … English contemporary dictionary
Deep — (d[=e]p), a. [Compar. {Deeper} (d[=e]p [ e]r); superl. {Deepest} (d[=e]p [e^]st).] [OE. dep, deop, AS. de[ o]p; akin to D. diep, G. tief, Icel. dj[=u]pr, Sw. diup, Dan. dyb, Goth. diups; fr. the root of E. dip, dive. See {Dip}, {Dive}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mourning — Mourn ing, n. [AS. murnung.] 1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow. [1913 Webster] 2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black. [1913 Webster] The houses to their tops with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mourning — noun 1 sadness about sb s death ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ national, official ▪ public VERB + MOURNING ▪ be in, go … Collocations dictionary
mourning — n. 1) to declare, proclaim (a period of) mourning 2) to go into mourning 3) deep mourning 4) national mourning 5) in mourning for * * * [ mɔːnɪŋ] proclaim (a period of) mourning deep mourning in mourning for national mourning to declare to go in … Combinatory dictionary
deep — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far in from the surface or edge (deep wound; deep plunge; deep shelf; deep border). 2 (predic.) a extending to or lying at a specified depth (water 6… … Useful english dictionary
Mourning — Not to be confused with Morning. Margarita Teresa of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, in mourning, 1666; her brother, the young king Charles II of Spain appears behind her with his attendants wearing mourning dress … Wikipedia
