English-Danish translations for sackcloth

• sæk
  Lad os derfor ikke klæde os i sæk og aske, tage imod gule kort eller blive deprimeret. Let us not therefore wear sackcloth and ashes, be issued with yellow cards or be depressed.
  Vi skal dog heller ikke klæde os i sæk og aske, men slå følge med dem i verden, der ønsker at skabe fremskridt med hensyn til at beskytte klimaet. However, we should not go round in sackcloth and ashes, either, but join with those in the world who want to make progress in protecting the climate.
• sækkelærred

Definition of sackcloth

• A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks

Examples

• After he realised the gravity of his crime he spent some time wearing sackcloth and ashes

Related words

• sack
• Cossack
• rucksack
• sacking
• sacked
• ransack
• ransacking
• ballsack
• knapsack