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handkerchief
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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. handkerchief
  2. handkerchief dance
  3. handkerchief table
  4. drop the handkerchief
  5. madras handkerchief
  6. neck handkerchief
  7. pocket-handkerchief

hand·ker·chief

noun \ˈhaŋ-kər-chəf, -(ˌ)chif, -ˌchēf\
plural hand·ker·chiefs also hand·ker·chieves\-chəfs, -(ˌ)chifs, -ˌchēvz, -ˌchēfs, -chəvz, -(ˌ)chivz\

Definition of HANDKERCHIEF

1
: a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory
2
: kerchief 1
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Examples of HANDKERCHIEF

  1. <tied a handkerchief around her head and set about cleaning out the dust-covered attic>
  2. <usually dries her hands on her handkerchief when there are no towels available>

First Known Use of HANDKERCHIEF

1530

Related to HANDKERCHIEF

Synonyms
babushka, do-rag, bandanna, kerchief, madras, mantilla

Rhymes with HANDKERCHIEF

bas-relief, cloverleaf, come to grief, disbelief, high relief, leatherleaf, misbelief, neckerchief, overleaf, Tenerife, unbelief, waterleaf

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