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Webster 1913 Edition
Mourning
Mourn′ing
,Noun.
[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
And ev’n the pavements were with
mourning
hid. Dryden.
Deep mourning
. See under
Deep
.Mourn′ing
,Adj.
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
(Bot.)
, a garden flower (
– Scabiosa atropurpurea
) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads. Mourning dove
(Zool.)
, 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
(Zool.)
, 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 1828 Edition
Mourning
MOURNING
,ppr.
MOURNING
,Noun.
1.
The dress or customary habit worn by mourners. And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid.