mouchoir
Americannoun
plural
mouchoirsExample Sentences
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A nostalgic patina permeates the poignant metier which broods over the pervading mouchoir.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Better late than never,” she said to herself, as she dived into a drawer and upset her mouchoir case in search for a particular handkerchief.
From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various
No, I'll embroider on papa's mouchoir case; I've been at it for thirteen months.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Le mouchoir qui couvrait son visage tombe; un pr�torien qui se trouvait l� le ramasse et le rend � l'empereur, qu'il salue par son nom.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
This is fearful, thought I; I took my mouchoir and gently removed them.
From Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
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