sackcloth
English
noun
Definitions
- A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
- (Usually paired with 'ashes'), garments worn as an act of penance. Now often used figuratively.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sakcloth com from English sack (bag, sherry) + English cloth.
Origin
English
cloth
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Greencloth English
- backcloth English
- ballsack English
- barkcloth English
- barmcloth English
- breechcloth English
- broadcloth English
- cerecloth English
- charcloth English
- cheesecloth English
- cloth English
- clothback English
- clothbound English
- clothes English
- clothier English
- clothify English
- clothless English
- clothlike English
- clothmaker English
- clothmaking English
- clothwork English
- clothworker English
- clothy English
- clothyard English
- coalsack English
- cornsack English
- crapsack English
- crumbcloth English
- daysack English
- dicksack English
- dishcloth English
- doublecloth English
- drabcloth English
- dropcloth English
- dustcloth English
- facecloth English
- floorcloth English
- floursack English
- footcloth English
- forecloth English
- grasscloth English
- gripsack English
- haircloth English
- handcloth English
- headcloth English
- hearsecloth English
- hindcloth English
- hopsack English
- horsecloth English
- housecloth English
- leathercloth English
- loincloth English
- loiter-sack English
- mailsack English
- microcloth English
- minisack English
- monkscloth English
- mudcloth English
- neckcloth English
- nettlecloth English
- nutsack English
- oilcloth English
- packcloth English
- packsack English
- pincloth English
- sack English
- sack-whey English
- sackable English
- sackage English
- sackclothed English
- sacker English
- sackful English
- sacklike English
- sackload English
- sackwise English
- saddlecloth English
- sailcloth English
- shitsack English
- silvercloth English
- skycloth English
- sleepsack English
- supersack English
- tablecloth English
- tea cloth English
- teacloth English
- topcloth English
- towsack English
- traycloth English
- waistcloth English
- washcloth English
- woolsack English
- Sack German
- Sakko German
- zakó Hungarian
- sacco Italian
- roede Dutch, Flemish
- roede-zak Dutch, Flemish
- zak Dutch, Flemish
- klot Swedish
- サック Japanese
- cloth Middle English
- sak Middle English
- sakcloth Middle English
- sako Czech
- sako Esperanto
- sako Serbo-Croatian
- сако Serbo-Croatian
- sako Cebuano
- sack
- cloth
- clothy
- sacker
- towsack
- sackage
- sackful
- clothes
- nutsack
- hopsack
- daysack
- cornsack
- dicksack
- clothify
- mudcloth
- gripsack
- oilcloth
- sackload
- sackwise
- shitsack
- coalsack
- crapsack
- sacklike
- mailsack
- pincloth
- clothier
- teacloth
- minisack
- topcloth
- woolsack
- ballsack
- skycloth
- sackable
- packsack
- sack-whey
- clothyard
- clothlike
- hindcloth
- packcloth
- loincloth
- clothwork
- headcloth
- dustcloth
- dropcloth
- clothless
- washcloth
- neckcloth
- supersack
- drabcloth
- cerecloth
- footcloth
- haircloth
- handcloth
- floursack
- traycloth
- tea cloth
- barkcloth
- barmcloth
- sailcloth
- forecloth
- clothback
- charcloth
- facecloth
- backcloth
- dishcloth
- sleepsack
- crumbcloth
- grasscloth
- tablecloth
- clothmaker
- horsecloth
- housecloth
- clothbound
- floorcloth
- broadcloth
- microcloth
- waistcloth
- monkscloth
- Greencloth
- clothworker
- doublecloth
- clothmaking
- silvercloth
- hearsecloth
- loiter-sack
- sackclothed
- saddlecloth
- cheesecloth
- breechcloth
- nettlecloth
- leathercloth