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mourning cloaks

mourning cloaks is the plural of mourning cloak.

Meaning of mourning cloak

Noun

mourning cloak (plural mourning cloaks)

  1. (obsolete) A dark cloak worn by a mourner at a funeral.
  2. (US) A large butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, native to Eurasia and North America.

Questions about mourning cloaks

What is mourning cloaks the plural of?
Mourning cloaks is the plural of mourning cloak.

Words near mourning cloaks in the dictionary

  1. mournfulnesses
  2. mournin'
  3. mourning
  4. mourning bride
  5. mourning cloak
  6. mourning cloaks
  7. Mourning Day
  8. mourning dove
  9. mourning doves
  10. mourning piece
  11. mourning pieces

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