3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sack  \Sack\,  n.  [OE.  sak,  sek,  AS  sacc,  s[ae]cc,  L.  saccus,  Gr 
  sa`kkos  from  Heb.  sak;  cf  F.  sac,  from  the  Latin.  Cf  {Sac}, 
  {Satchel},  {Sack}  to  plunder.] 
  1.  A  bag  for  holding  and  carrying  goods  of  any  kind  a 
  receptacle  made  of  some  kind  of  pliable  material,  as 
  cloth,  leather,  and  the  like  a  large  pouch. 
 
  2.  A  measure  of  varying  capacity,  according  to  local  usage 
  and  the  substance.  The  American  sack  of  salt  is  215 
  pounds;  the  sack  of  wheat,  two  bushels.  --McElrath. 
 
  3.  [Perhaps  a  different  word.]  Originally,  a  loosely  hanging 
  garment  for  women,  worn  like  a  cloak  about  the  shoulders, 
  and  serving  as  a  decorative  appendage  to  the  gown;  now  an 
  outer  garment  with  sleeves,  worn  by  women;  as  a  dressing 
  sack.  [Written  also  {sacque}.] 
 
  4.  A  sack  coat;  a  kind  of  coat  worn  by  men,  and  extending 
  from  top  to  bottom  without  a  cross  seam. 
 
  5.  (Biol.)  See  2d  {Sac},  2. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sacque  \Sacque\,  n.  [Formed  after  the  analogy  of  the  French.  See 
  2d  {Sack}.] 
  Same  as  2d  {Sack},  3. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sacque 
  n  :  a  woman's  full  loose  hip-length  jacket  [syn:  {sack}] 

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