Wiktionary
mourning cloak
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A dark cloak worn by a mourner at a funeral. 2 (context US English) A large butterfly, (taxlink Nymphalis antiopa species), native to Eurasia and North America.
WordNet
mourning cloak
n. of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders [syn: mourning cloak butterfly, Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa]
Usage examples of "mourning cloak".
He put his receiver down, swung his legs out of the hammock and reached for his uniform jacket and mourning cloak.
He remembered his excitement at collecting a rare breed of mourning cloak near a waterfall, the memory mingling with the excitement at seeing the girl’.
Priest Hiapo carried in his hands a large parcel wrapped in plaintain leaves and covered with a mourning cloak of black and white feathers.