weepers
Those who wail
Weepers are people who weep, but the word usually refers to specific things associated with mourning.
Historically, weepers were strips of white fabric worn on sleeves or hatbands at funerals, or the long black veils of mourning attire.
The term also describes hired mourners at funerals.
In horticulture, weepers are trees with drooping branches: The nursery specializes in weepers—willows, birches, and ornamental cherries.
Deprived by death
- pallbearersFuneral procession carriers
- keenersThose who wail grievously
- wailersThose who cry loudly
- lamenterOne who mourns aloud
criers · grief-stricken · inconsolable · sobbing · wailing · veiled
Crinkled mourning textile
- widow's weedsBereaved woman's black garments
- black armbandWorn grief marker
- mourning bandFabric strip denoting grief
- mourning veilFace covering for bereavement
Cheek hair near ears
- burnsidesCheek hair with bare chin
- muttonchopsWide facial whiskers
- sidelocksHair grown beside ears
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
Sensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- sob storyPitiful excuse for sympathy
- tearjerkerEmotionally manipulative entertainment
- weepieSentimental sad film
- heartbreakerOne who causes romantic anguish
bereaved
Deprived by death
- pallbearersFuneral procession carriers
- keenersThose who wail grievously
- wailersThose who cry loudly
lamenter · criers · grief-stricken · inconsolable · sobbing · wailing · veiled
crape
Crinkled mourning textile
- widow's weedsBereaved woman's black garments
- black armbandWorn grief marker
- mourning bandFabric strip denoting grief
sideburns
Cheek hair near ears
- burnsidesCheek hair with bare chin
- muttonchopsWide facial whiskers
- sidelocksHair grown beside ears
melodrama
Sensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- sob storyPitiful excuse for sympathy
- tearjerkerEmotionally manipulative entertainment
- weepieSentimental sad film
heartbreaker · tragic romance · deathbed scene · chick flick
- medieval sculpturetympanum, archivolt, relief carvings, stone carving, capitals
- tomb monumentseffigies, royal tombs, headstones, burial vaults, cenotaphs
weepersstoics
Uncomplaining hardship bearers
laughers · poker faces · smilers · celebrants · merrymakers