George Leo Haydock, on Esth 14:2

“And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body with fasts: and all the places in which before she was accustomed to rejoice, she filled with her torn hair.”

“Ointments. Greek, “instead of the proud sweets, she filled her head with ashes and dust.” Such as might be soon cleansed again. (Haydock) — Torn. Greek, “curled hair,” ( strepton trichon . Haydock) some of which she cut off. See Leviticus xix. 27., and xxi. 5. (Houbigant)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.