handkerchief

Linen handkerchief

Meaning

Noun

  • A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
  • A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.

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Origin

  • From hand + kerchief.

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