a black garment ( dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning

" You could rake about, at any rate, and pull up a few weeds? – The Head Girl at the Gables by Angela Brazil

There was a fence around the yard, which was clear of weeds. – The Heart Of The Hills by John Fox, Jr.

All run over with weeds. – Eve to the Rescue by Ethel Hueston

The little garden was covered with weeds, the fence that once enclosed it was broken down, the old apple- tree that I had loved almost as tenderly as if it had been a human creature, was no more to be seen, and in the place where the grape- vine grew was a deep pool of green and stagnant water. – Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing by T. S. Arthur

Weeds are easy to grow. – Sowing and Reaping by Dwight Moody

That Saturday rain filled the dry upper channels where a bridge would rot in the tall weeds, but an all- day rain puts a dangerous flood in every ford, so I came back in time to save your life. – The Reclaimers by Margaret Hill McCarter

The yairbs grow; oh, yes, they make out to grow; but you don't see 'em come leapin' an' tearin' out o' the airth like weeds. – Susanna and Sue by Kate Douglas Wiggin

You see the weeds on the lawn, David? – The Wicked Marquis by E. Phillips Oppenheim

But- there are no such things as weeds; a weed is only a miracle in the wrong place.... – The Firing Line by Robert W. Chambers

Mostly it's full of last year's weeds; but he explains how he will soon have it in shape. – The House of Torchy by Sewell Ford

But the people of Jupiter have learned more than we of the use of these weeds, and certain of them are cultivated to a wide extent. – Life in a Thousand Worlds by William Shuler Harris

Tall weeds nodded in it as they swept past. – Every Man for Himself by Hopkins Moorhouse

" To- day," he said, " the warriors of Elk will go forth with me against these evil ones, the weeds. – The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop by Hamlin Garland

The green drenched weeds lay all about in his path, bent thick, and the forest drooped glimmeringly. – The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith

Instead of blossom and fruit, there were weeds. – The Damned by Algernon Blackwood

The tobacco fields are kept in the best possible condition, no weeds or grass is allowed to grow and the entire surface is as free from stones as a lawn. – Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings

Weeds are stronger than the plants, and a little neglect will check them, making practically, perhaps, a difference of several days. – Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings

The soil of Gueldersdorp being so uncommonly favourable just now to the production of weeds of the widow's description. – The Dop Doctor by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves