Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- the period during which it is worn.
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Dressed For Mourning
Half-mourning dress, 1855-65 (ca 1860-63?), from the North Carolina
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Dressed For Mourning
Half-Mourning Dress 1889-1892. To be worn the 2nd year of mourning