mouchoir

[ moo-shwar ]

/ muˈʃwar /

a handkerchief.

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Question 1 of 7

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“Mouchoir,” said Caroline, holding up an embroidered handkerchief.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
I will only pound the watch in my mortar--burn the mouchoir in my lamp, and make a pudding in the chapeau.
In the Days of My Youth|Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
Glove, trinket, and mouchoir boxes are pretty for holiday gifts.
Hand-Loom Weaving|Mattie Phipps Todd
No, I'll embroider on papa's mouchoir case; I've been at it for thirteen months.
The Californians|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

I wonder what kind of presents you would like,—not beaded antimacassars and not mouchoir cases surely.
Molly Brown's College Friends|Nell Speed