sackcloth

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sack=cloth
• COUNT in NET: 47 in 46 verses (in OT : 43 in 42 verses) (in NT : 4 in 4 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

sackcloth, n. 

 Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence.  [1913 Webster]
"Gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner."  [1913 Webster]
"Thus with sackcloth I invest my woe."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sackcloth, n.
1 a coarse fabric of flax or hemp.
2 clothing made of this, formerly worn as a penance or in mourning (esp. sackcloth and ashes).