— sackclothed , adj.
/sak"klawth', -kloth'/ , n.
1. sacking.
2. coarse cloth worn as a sign of mourning or penitence.
3. in sackcloth and ashes , in a state of repentance or sorrow; contrite: She would be in sackcloth and ashes for days over every trifling error she made.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see SACK 1 , CLOTH ]