sackcloth

Plural: sackcloths

Noun

a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
a coarse cloth resembling sacking
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
Garments worn as an act of penance.

Examples

After he realised the gravity of his crime he spent some time wearing sackcloth and ashes.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sakcloth, sekcloth, sekclath, sekklath. By surface analysis, sack + cloth.

Synonyms

cilice, hairshirt

Scrabble Score: 20

sackcloth: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sackcloth: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sackcloth: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

sackcloth: valid Words With Friends Word