A black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning.

synoniem: widow's weeds.

Roget 225: clothing, investment; covering etc. 223; dress, raiment, drapery, costume, attire, guise, toilet, toilette, trim; habiliment; vesture, vestment; garment, garb, palliament^†, apparel, wardrobe, wearing apparel, clothes, things; underclothes.    array; tailoring, millinery; finery etc. (ornament) 847; full dress etc. (show) 882; garniture; theatrical properties.    outfit, equipment, trousseau; uniform, regimentals; continentals [U.S.]; canonicals etc. 999; livery, gear, harness, turn-out, accouterment, caparison, suit, rigging, trappings, traps, slops, togs, toggery^†; day wear, night wear, zoot suit; designer clothes; masquerade.    dishabille, morning dress, undress.    kimono; lungi^†; shooting-coat; mufti; rags, tatters, old clothes; mourning, weeds; duds; slippers.    robe, tunic, paletot^†, habit, gown, coat, frock, blouse, toga, smock frock, claw coat, hammer coat, Prince Albert coat^†, sack coat, tuxedo coat, frock coat, dress coat, tail coat.    cloak, pall, mantle, mantlet mantua^†, shawl, pelisse, wrapper; veil; cape, tippet, kirtle^†, plaid, muffler, comforter, haik^†, huke^†, chlamys^†, mantilla, tabard, housing, horse cloth, burnoose, burnous, roquelaure^†; houppelande [Fr.]; surcoat, overcoat, great coat; surtout [Fr.], spencer^†; mackintosh, waterproof, raincoat; ulster, P-coat, dreadnought, wraprascal^†, poncho, cardinal, pelerine^†; barbe^†, chudder^†, jubbah^†, oilskins, pajamas, pilot jacket, talma jacket^†, vest, jerkin, waistcoat, doublet, camisole, gabardine; farthingale, kilt, jupe^†, crinoline, bustle, panier, skirt, apron, pinafore; bloomer, bloomers; chaqueta^†, songtag [G.], tablier^†.    pants, trousers, trowsers^†; breeches, pantaloons, inexpressibles^†, overalls, smalls, small clothes; shintiyan^†; shorts, jockey shorts, boxer shorts; tights, drawers, panties, unmentionables; knickers, knickerbockers; philibeg^†, fillibeg^†; pants suit; culottes; jeans, blue jeans, dungarees, denims.    [brand names for jeans] Levis, Calvin Klein, Calvins, Bonjour, Gloria Vanderbilt.    headdress, headgear; chapeau [Fr.], crush hat, opera hat; kaffiyeh; sombrero, jam, tam-o-shanter, tarboosh^†, topi, sola topi [Lat.], pagri^†, puggaree^†; cap, hat, beaver hat, coonskin cap; castor, bonnet, tile, wideawake, billycock^†, wimple; nightcap, mobcap^†, skullcap; hood, coif; capote^†, calash; kerchief, snood, babushka; head, coiffure; crown etc. (circle) 247; chignon, pelt, wig, front, peruke, periwig, caftan, turban, fez, shako, csako^†, busby; kepi^†, forage cap, bearskin; baseball cap; fishing hat; helmet etc. 717; mask, domino.    body clothes; linen; hickory shirt [U.S.]; shirt, sark^†, smock, shift, chemise; night gown, negligee, dressing gown, night shirt; bedgown^†, sac de nuit [Fr.].    underclothes [underclothing], underpants, undershirt; slip [for women], brassiere, corset, stays, corsage, corset, corselet, bodice, girdle etc. (circle) 247; stomacher; petticoat, panties; under waistcoat; jock [for men], athletic supporter, jockstrap.    sweater, jersey; cardigan; turtleneck, pullover; sweater vest.    neckerchief, neckcloth^†; tie, ruff, collar, cravat, stock, handkerchief, scarf; bib, tucker; boa; cummerbund, rumal^†, rabat^†.    shoe, pump, boot, slipper, sandal, galoche^†, galoshes, patten, clog; sneakers, running shoes, hiking boots; high-low; Blucher boot, wellington boot, Hessian boot, jack boot, top boot; Balmoral^†; arctics, bootee, bootikin^†, brogan, chaparajos^†; chavar^†, chivarras^†, chivarros^†; gums [U.S.], larrigan [U.S.], rubbers, showshoe, stogy^†, veldtschoen [G.], legging, buskin, greave^†, galligaskin^†, gamache^†, gamashes^†, moccasin, gambado, gaiter, spatterdash^†, brogue, antigropelos^†; stocking, hose, gaskins^†, trunk hose, sock; hosiery.    glove, gauntlet, mitten, cuff, wristband, sleeve.    swaddling cloth, baby linen, layette; ice wool; taffeta.    pocket handkerchief, hanky^†, hankie.    clothier, tailor, milliner, costumier, sempstress^†, snip; dressmaker, habitmaker^†, breechesmaker^†, shoemaker; Crispin; friseur [Fr.]; cordwainer^†, cobbler, hosier^†, hatter; draper, linen draper, haberdasher, mercer.    [underpants for babies] diaper, nappy [Brit.]; disposable diaper, cloth diaper; [brand names for diapers], Luvs Huggies.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 645: inutility; uselessness etc. adj.; inefficacy^†, futility; ineptitude, inaptitude; unsubservience^†; inadequacy etc. (insufficiency) 640; inefficiency, etc. (incompetence) 158; unskillfulness etc. 699; disservice; unfruitfulness etc. (unproductiveness).. 169; labor in vain, labor lost, labor of Sisyphus; lost trouble, lost labor; work of Penelope; sleeveless errand, wild goose chase, mere farce.    tautology etc. (repetition) 104; supererogation etc. (redundancy) 641.    vanitas vanitatum [Lat.], vanity, inanity, worthlessness, nugacity^†; triviality etc. (unimportance) 643.    caput mortuum [Lat.], waste paper, dead letter; blunt tool.    litter, rubbish, junk, lumber, odds and ends, cast-off clothes; button top; shoddy; rags, orts^†, trash, refuse, sweepings, scourings, offscourings^†, waste, rubble, debris, detritus; stubble, leavings; broken meat; dregs etc. (dirt) 653; weeds, tares; rubbish heap, dust hole; rudera^†, deads^†.    fruges consumere natus [Lat.] [Horace]. etc. (drone) 683 ... meer laten zien

Roget 839: lament, lamentation; wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, moan, whine, whimper, sob, sigh, suspiration, heaving, deep sigh.    cry etc. (vociferation) 411; scream, howl; outcry, wail of woe, ululation; frown, scowl.    tear; weeping etc. v.; flood of tears, fit of crying, lacrimation, lachrymation^†, melting mood, weeping and gnashing of teeth.    plaintiveness etc. adj.; languishment^†; condolence etc. 915.    mourning, weeds, willow, cypress, crape, deep mourning; sackcloth and ashes; lachrymatory^†; knell etc. 363; deep death song, dirge, coronach^†, nenia^†, requiem, elegy, epicedium^†; threne^†; monody, threnody; jeremiad, jeremiade^†; ullalulla^†.    mourner; grumbler etc. (discontent) 832; Noobe; Heraclitus.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 905: divorce, divorcement; separation; judicial separation, separate maintenance; separatio a mensa et thoro [Lat.], separatio a vinculo matrimonii [Lat.].    trial separation, breakup; annulment.    widowhood, viduity^†, weeds.    widow, widower; relict; dowager; divorcee; cuckold; grass widow, grass widower; merry widow.    ... meer laten zien