Definition of widow's weeds in English:

widow's weeds

plural noun

Black clothes worn by a widow in mourning.
寡妇穿的全黑丧服
Example sentencesExamples
- For you, the nagapada necklace; for me, widow's weeds.
- Francesca Hanley not dressed in widow's weeds, and her poor husband not even dead three months!
- But then, across a crowded room, he sees Claire de Cintré, a pale moon in widow's weeds whose first marriage was so dreadful that she can't bear to be touched.
- They have to exist on charity and no Indian street scene is complete without a woman in white widow's weeds begging for herself and her family.
- His skin had turned yellow and he knew he was dying and that soon his wife, Myra, would once again be wearing her widow's weeds and that his children and grandchildren would be praying for his soul to be saved.
Synonyms
black clothes, black

Origin

Early 18th century (earlier as mourning weeds): weeds (obsolete in the general sense 'garments') is from Old English wǣd(e), of Germanic origin.

Definition of widow's weeds in US English:

widow's weeds

plural noun

Black clothes worn by a widow in mourning.
寡妇穿的全黑丧服
Example sentencesExamples
- But then, across a crowded room, he sees Claire de Cintré, a pale moon in widow's weeds whose first marriage was so dreadful that she can't bear to be touched.
- For you, the nagapada necklace; for me, widow's weeds.
- They have to exist on charity and no Indian street scene is complete without a woman in white widow's weeds begging for herself and her family.
- Francesca Hanley not dressed in widow's weeds, and her poor husband not even dead three months!
- His skin had turned yellow and he knew he was dying and that soon his wife, Myra, would once again be wearing her widow's weeds and that his children and grandchildren would be praying for his soul to be saved.
Synonyms
black clothes, black

Origin

Early 18th century (earlier as mourning weeds): weeds (obsolete in the general sense ‘garments’) is from Old English wǣd(e), of Germanic origin.

单词	widow's weeds
释义	Definition of widow's weeds in English: widow's weeds plural noun Black clothes worn by a widow in mourning. 寡妇穿的全黑丧服 Example sentencesExamples For you, the nagapada necklace; for me, widow's weeds. Francesca Hanley not dressed in widow's weeds, and her poor husband not even dead three months! But then, across a crowded room, he sees Claire de Cintré, a pale moon in widow's weeds whose first marriage was so dreadful that she can't bear to be touched. They have to exist on charity and no Indian street scene is complete without a woman in white widow's weeds begging for herself and her family. His skin had turned yellow and he knew he was dying and that soon his wife, Myra, would once again be wearing her widow's weeds and that his children and grandchildren would be praying for his soul to be saved. Synonyms black clothes, black Origin Early 18th century (earlier as mourning weeds): weeds (obsolete in the general sense 'garments') is from Old English wǣd(e), of Germanic origin. Definition of widow's weeds in US English: widow's weeds plural noun Black clothes worn by a widow in mourning. 寡妇穿的全黑丧服 Example sentencesExamples But then, across a crowded room, he sees Claire de Cintré, a pale moon in widow's weeds whose first marriage was so dreadful that she can't bear to be touched. For you, the nagapada necklace; for me, widow's weeds. They have to exist on charity and no Indian street scene is complete without a woman in white widow's weeds begging for herself and her family. Francesca Hanley not dressed in widow's weeds, and her poor husband not even dead three months! His skin had turned yellow and he knew he was dying and that soon his wife, Myra, would once again be wearing her widow's weeds and that his children and grandchildren would be praying for his soul to be saved. Synonyms black clothes, black Origin Early 18th century (earlier as mourning weeds): weeds (obsolete in the general sense ‘garments’) is from Old English wǣd(e), of Germanic origin.
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