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Sackcloth vs Linen - What's the difference?

sackcloth | linen |

As nouns the difference between sackcloth and linen

is that sackcloth is a coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks while linen is thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

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

    linen

    English

    (wikipedia linen)

    Noun

  • (lb) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
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  • (lb) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, under clothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
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  • A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
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    • Derived terms

    * bedlinen * dirty linen * fair linen * linenless * linens * linen basket * linen closet * linen draper * linen paper * underlinen * linoleum

    See also

    * fustian * lingerie * muslin * flaxen *

    Anagrams

    * English adjectives ending in -en ----