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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
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2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as
appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing;
as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,
and the like.
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{Mourning bride} (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa
atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in
flattened heads.
{Mourning dove} (Zool.), a wild dove ({Zenaidura macroura})
found throughout the United States; -- so named from its
plaintive note. Called also {Carolina dove}. See Illust.
under {Dove}.
{Mourning warbler} (Zool.), an American ground warbler
({Geothlypis Philadelphia}). The male has the head, neck,
and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat
and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
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