widow’s weeds

[ wid-ohz weedz ]

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plural noun

mourning clothes worn by a woman after the death of her spouse:
She was still in widow’s weeds, but starting to attend more social engagements.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of widow’s weeds¹

First recorded in 1570–80

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Trina wears her wampum beads She fills her drawing book with line Sewing lace on widow’s weeds And filigree on leaf and vine.

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A big, poofy white tutu is the antithesis of widow’s weeds.

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�� earrings matched a pirate widow’s weeds?

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Heather McClintock-Racz stood on the slopes wearing 19th century widow’s weeds and a broad hat.

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In the Victorian era, people in mourning wore a black armband or dressed in black clothing known as “widow’s weeds,” so that others would know that they required tender respect.

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widow's walk widow woman

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