half mourning

noun

a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.

the period during which it is worn.

Origin of half mourning

First recorded in 1810–20

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Examples from the Web for half-mourning

One was middle-aged, or thereabouts; the other young; both were dressed in half-mourning.
She and I, Volume 1|John Conroy Hutcheson
And surely grey is what is known as 'half-mourning' too, is it not?
The Orchard of Tears|Sax Rohmer
The ladies wear a kind of half-mourning, a stylish sort of reminder of original sin.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
The Countess of Montalto is herself again, and still in half-mourning for her husband.
A Lady of Rome|F. Marion Crawford

Then Lois came into the room, hatted and gloved, in half-mourning.
The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for half-mourning

half-mourning

noun

dark grey clothes worn by some during a period after full formal mourning

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