1. coarse cloth made from hemp or flax, typically used for making sacks
2. rough clothing worn as a sign of mourning or repentance
Usage: biblical; historical

Examples

• The grain was stored in bags made of rough sackcloth.
• The merchant wrapped the pottery in sackcloth for shipping.
• In ancient times, people wore sackcloth to show their grief.
• The prophet dressed in sackcloth and ashes as a sign of repentance.
• She covered the furniture with sackcloth during the renovation.
• The biblical figure tore his clothes and put on sackcloth.
• Sackcloth was commonly used for making sturdy bags and containers.