mourning
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved oneSynonyms: bereavementType of sadness, sorrow
- the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing griefSynonyms: lamentationType of activity, expression
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: AS. murnung.
1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.
The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid.— John Dryden
Deep mourning. See under Deep.
1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.
Mourning bride Botany, a garden flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads. — Mourning dove Zoology, a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; — so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust. under Dove. — Mourning warbler Zoology, an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54