half-mourning

noun

A mourning costume less than deep or full mourning, worn somewhat later after the death.

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Meanings

nounhalf-mourning (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA mourning costume less than deep or full mourning, worn somewhat later after the death.

    "Very nice of Miss Hutchins to go into half-mourning, Parkinson," he remarked as they went along. "Thoughtful, and yet not ostentatious."

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados
  2. UKhumorousobsoleteslanguncountableThe condition of having one black eye.
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APA

half-mourning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-mourning

MLA

“half-mourning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-mourning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-mourning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-mourning.

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