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half-mourning

half-mourning noun: a mourning costume less than deep or full mourning, worn somewhat later after the death.

Noun

half-mourning (uncountable)

  1. A mourning costume less than deep or full mourning, worn somewhat later after the death.
    • "Very nice of Miss Hutchins to go into half-mourning, Parkinson," he remarked as they went along. "Thoughtful, and yet not ostentatious."1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
  2. (UK, humorous, obsolete, slang) The condition of having one black eye.

Questions about half-mourning

What does half-mourning mean?
Half-mourning means a mourning costume less than deep or full mourning, worn somewhat later after the death.
What part of speech is half-mourning?
Half-mourning is a noun.

Words near half-mourning in the dictionary

  1. half-mile
  2. half-monthly
  3. half-moon
  4. half-mooned
  5. half-moons
  6. half-mourning
  7. half-naked
  8. half-natural
  9. half-naturals
  10. half-nephew
  11. half-nephews

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