JUDGE'S BLACK CAP

Domain	Definition
Literature	Judge's Black Cap The judge puts on his black cap (now a three-cornered piece of black silk) when he condemns to death, in sign of mourning. This sign is very ancient. "Haman hasted to his house mourning, having his head covered" (Esther vi. 12). David wept "and had his head covered" (2 Samuel xv. 30). Demosthenes went home with his head covered when insulted by the populace. Darius covered his head on learning the death of his queen. Malcolm says to Macduff in his deep sorrow, "What, man! ne'er pull your hat upon your brows" (Macbeth, iv. 3). And the ancient English, says Fosbroke, "drew their hoods forward over their heads at funerals." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Anagrams: JUDGE'S BLACK CAP

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	Words within the letters "'-a-a-b-c-c-d-e-g-j-k-l-p-s-u"
	-5 letters: backpedals, backspaced.
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