mourning

noun5

1. •
   The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.
2. •
   Specifically, the act of expressing or feeling sorrow regarding a death or loss.

   • A blind bearing the monogram G.V.T. is pulled down over the waiting room window as if still in mourning for the passing of the railway. — 1941
3. •
   A social state or period that acknowledges a recent bereavement, which may involve social withdrawal, the observance of customs or rituals related to bereavement, etc.
4. •
   The traditional clothes worn by those who mourn (in Western societies, typically coloured black).

   • ‘I'm bored. I can't go out anywhere because it's too soon and I have to wear this disgusting mourning.’ — 1992
5. •
   A drape or covering associated with mourning.

   • The houses to their tops with black were spread, / And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid. — 1700