Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butcher's mourning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: butcher's -mourn-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white hat with a black mourning hatband.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hats off, down there, you in the white hat and crape — you in the butcher's mourning — bonnet him — silence! Yes, says the Brahmin, the ceremony is about to begin; the national games are about to commence."

Usage

Questions

What does butcher's mourning mean?: A white hat with a black mourning hatband.

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