kerchief
a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
a handkerchief.
Origin of kerchief
1Other words from kerchief
- kerchiefed, kerchieft, adjective
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How to use kerchief in a sentence
You beg to dine the gay-kerchiefed Scissor-Grinder's child, but they invite the Minister's toothless mother-in-law!
Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs | Eleanor Hallowell AbbottWhat thoughts occupied this stately figure, in what way ideas circulated in her kerchiefed head, we are left to divine.
Seeing the red caps and kerchiefed heads of men above the rushes, the boys let the reeds fall back.
Mr. Wicker's Window | Carley DawsonBelluomo rises from the bed of his wife's lover's wife, the kerchiefed housewife is astir, a saucer of acetic acid in her hand.
Ulysses | James JoyceThen there was such a splashing and rinsing of clothes, and bobbing of kerchiefed heads, and swinging of long arms!
Our Little Swedish Cousin | Claire M. Coburn
British Dictionary definitions for kerchief
/ (ˈkɜːtʃɪf) /
a piece of cloth worn tied over the head or around the neck
Origin of kerchief
1Derived forms of kerchief
- kerchiefed, adjective
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