half-mourning

noun — 2 senses

noun

A mourning costume less than deep or full mourning, worn somewhat later after the death.

"Very nice of Miss Hutchins to go into half-mourning, Parkinson," he remarked as they went along. "Thoughtful, and yet not ostentatious."1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

UK, Humorous, Obsolete, Slang The condition of having one black eye.

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