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curch
[ kurch ]
/ kɜrtʃ /
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noun
a simple, close-fitting cap worn by women in colonial America.
a kerchief worn by Scottish women.
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Origin of curch
1400–50; late Middle English kerche, c(o)urche, back formation from courche(i)s (plural) <Middle French couvrech(i)es, plural of couvrechefkerchief; the final e of the singular form, originally long, was later lost
Words nearby curch
curb roof, curb service, curbside, curbstone, curb weight, curch, curculio, curcuma, curcumin, curd, curd cheese
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How to use curch in a sentence
A ribbon worn by Scotch lassies and upon marriage replaced by the matron's "curch" or cap.
Lady of the Lake|Sir Walter ScottCurch, which is etymologically the same word, and means a covering for the head.
The Lady of the Lake|Sir Walter ScottIt is then covered with the curch; a square piece of linen doubled diagonally, and passed round the head close to the forehead.
Discipline|Mary BruntonSome of these good women generally 'busk the bride's first curch.'
Discipline|Mary Brunton
British Dictionary definitions for curch
curch
/ (kɜːtʃ) /
noun
a woman's plain cap or kerchiefAlso called: curchef
Word Origin for curch
C15: probably back formation from courcheis (plural), from Old French couvrechies, plural of couvrechef kerchief
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