Sackcloth

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A rough cloth made of hair, of which sacks and coarse clothing was made. When put on as a symbol of sorrow or repentance it was worn next the skin, and not taken off at night: it was often associated with ashes (1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 6:30; Job 16:15; Joel 1:13; Rev. 6:12).
Independence Arch and Peking Pass, Seoul, Korea—mourner in sackcloth in foreground.