| mourn | 1. To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness. "Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her." (Gen. Xxiii. 2) 2. To wear the customary garb of a mourner. "We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood?" (Shak) "Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year." (Pope) Origin: AS. Murnan; akin to OS. Mornian, OHG. Mornen, Goth. Maornan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mourning | 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. <botany> Mourning bride, an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |