mourner2+ (mor ner)

[ He's chin'd, he's chin'd, good man; he is a mourner . Beau. and Fl . , Custom of the Country, iii. 3. mournful (morn'ful), a . [ mourn1 +-ful.] 1. Sorrowful; oppre ed with grief. The future pious, mournful Fair,. Shall visit her distinguish'd Urn. Prior , Ode on Death of Queen Mary. 2. Denoting or expre ing mourning or sorrow; exhibiting the appearance of grief: as, mourn ful music; a mournful aspect. Yet cannot she rejoyce, Nor frame one warbling note to pa out of her mourn full Gas coigne, Flowers, Lamentation of a Lover. Yet seemed she to appease voyce. Her mournefull plaintes. scabious, Scabiosa atropurpurea: so called when its flowers are deep purple or crimson, but they are sometimes rose-colored or even white. A mourning-brooch (morning-bröch), n. brooch of jet or other suitable material, worn by women as a sign of mourning. mourning-cloak (mōr'ning-klōk), n. 1. A cloak formerly worn by persons following a funeral, usually hired from the undertaker.-2. A but- terfly, Vane a antiopa . mourning-coach (mor'ning-kōch), n. 1. A coach used by a person in mourning, black in color, and sometimes covered outside as well as inside with black cloth, the hammer-cloths also being black. It was the fashion to use a mourning coach all the time mourning was worn, and this rendered it incumbent upon people to po e such a vehicle; consequently they were frequently advertised for sale. Ashton, Social Life in Reign of Queen Anne, II. 176. 2. A closed carriage used to convey mourners on the occasion of a funeral.