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
That of Martinique is quite Oriental;—more attractive, although less fantastic than the Cayenne coiffure, or the pretty drooping mouchoir of Guadeloupe.
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio
She didn't take out her delicate and daintily perfumed mouchoir, to hide the tears that were not there.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various
In a minute or two, the gendarme came up and presented O’Brien with an old silk handkerchief, saying, “Votre mouchoir, monsieur.”
From Peter Simple by Marryat, Frederick
"Then somebody else must have the same scent, or have picked up Peachy's mouchoir by mistake."
From The Jolliest School of All by Brazil, Angela
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