"widow's weeds" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From (now) fossil word weeds (“garments, esp. mourning garments”), from Old English wǣd (“garment”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|wǣd|t=garment}} Old English wǣd (“garment”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} widow's weeds pl (plural only)
  1. (dated) black garments worn by widows in mourning Tags: dated, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-widow's_weeds-en-noun-syPfT2Bp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. (philately) a stamp bearing a portrait of Queen Victoria wearing mourning clothes Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Philately, Clothing
    Sense id: en-widow's_weeds-en-noun-7R8~3Zm3 Disambiguation of Clothing: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
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