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Blazer vs Sackcloth - What's the difference?

blazer | sackcloth |

As nouns the difference between blazer and sackcloth

is that blazer is a semi-formal, casual jacket while sackcloth is a coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.

blazer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A semi-formal, casual jacket.
  • A person or thing that blazes (marks or cuts a route).
  • (slang, US) One who smokes cannabis; a stoner.
  • (archaic) One who spreads news, or blazes matters abroad.
  • * Spenser
    • Blazers of crime.
  • (slang, UK) An older member of a sporting club, often with old-fashioned or conservative views.

    • See also

    * trailblazer English agent nouns ----

    sackcloth

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
  • (Usually paired with 'ashes'), garments worn as an act of penance. Now often used figuratively.
    • After he realised the gravity of his crime he spent some time wearing sackcloth and ashes.

    References

    * OED2