ˈmō(ə)rniŋ, ˈmȯ(ə)rn-, ˈmōən-, ˈmȯ(ə)n-, -nēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English mourning, morning, from gerund of mournen, mornen, to mourn — more at mourn
1. : an act or instance of feeling or expressing sorrow
general mourning over loss of the championship
specifically : grief caused by bereavement
a sound of mourning came from the dead man's room
2.
a. : the ritual observances accompanying a death
mourning is repeated for all those who have died during the last few years — Drums and Shadows
specifically : the wearing of black
mourning is traditional for pallbearers
b. : the black clothing, draperies, or emblems symbolic of grief especially among western nations
didn't believe in old-fashioned mourning … nobody wore it any longer — Margaret A. Barnes
lots of people there, and only one man in full mourning — Arnold Bennett
the room had been cleaned and the mourning pinned up again in newspapers — Ellen Glasgow
— compare crape 3a, weed III 2
c. : the period during which black is worn by a mourner
after a long mourning , resume their ordinary dresses — Henry Reed †1854