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Deep mourning

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(Costume) mourning complete and strongly marked, the garments being not only all black, but also composed of lusterless materials and of such fashion as is identified with mourning garments.
See under Deep.

See also: Deep Mourning


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As they returned, passing under the colonnade, neither of them noticed a lady in deep mourning, loitering in the open space of the square.
The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie View in context
She cannot look up at him for abhorrence, but she has perceived that he is dressed in deep mourning.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
A lady in deep mourning rose as Mr Ralph Nickleby entered, but appeared incapable of advancing to meet him, and leant upon the arm of a slight but very beautiful girl of about seventeen, who had been sitting by her.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
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