Mourning
101mourning — [ˈmɔːnɪŋ] noun [U] 1) expressions of sadness because someone has died 2) old fashioned black clothes that people wear when someone has died …
102mourning — mourn•ing [[t]ˈmɔr nɪŋ, ˈmoʊr [/t]] n. 1) the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing; lamentation 2) the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person s death, esp. by the wearing of black, the hanging of flags at half mast, etc 3) the symbols …
103mourning, in — With dirty finger nails …
104Deep mourning — 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… …
105mourning cloak — noun Date: 1898 a blackish brown nymphalid butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) that has a broad yellow border on the wings and is found in temperate parts of Europe, Asia, and North America …
106mourning dove — noun Date: 1833 an American dove (Zenaida macroura) with a pointed tail and a plaintive coo …
107Mourning Becomes Electra — a three part tragedy (1931) by Eugene O Neill, including Homecoming, The Hunted, and The Haunted. * * * …
108mourning bride. — See sweet scabious. * * * …
109mourning cloak — an anglewing butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, widely distributed in Europe and North America, having velvety, dark brown wings with purple spots and pale yellow edges. Also called Camberwell beauty. [1600 10] * * * …
110mourning iris — an iris, Iris susiana, of Asia Minor and Iran, having solitary, grayish flowers with a black patch and a brownish beard. [1880 85] * * * …