haircloth
pronunciation
How to pronounce haircloth in British English:
UK ['heəklɒθ]
How to pronounce haircloth in American English:
US ['herˌklɒθ]
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- Noun:
- cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
Word Origin
- haircloth (n.)
- cloth made from the shorter hairs of animals, early 15c., from hair + cloth.
Example
- 1. Then jacob , giving signs of grief , put on haircloth , and went on weeping for his son day after day .
- 2. And I will give orders to my two witnesses , and they will be prophets for a thousand , two hundred and sixty days , clothed with haircloth .
- 3. And the people of nineveh had belief in god ; and a time was fixed for going without food , and they put on haircloth , from the greatest to the least .
- 4. And on hearing it , king hezekiah took off his robe , and put on haircloth , and went into the house of the lord .
- 5. " O daughter of my people , put on haircloth , rolling yourself in the dust : give yourself to sorrow , as for an only son , with most bitter cries of grief ; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly . "