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
Words Nearby kerchief
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How to use kerchief in a sentence
A large woman with her head tied in a kerchief, wearing a purple wrapper and gold house slippers, passes by on the sidewalk.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWilding alone—the butt of their expostulations—stood quietly smiling, and wiped his face at last with a kerchief of finest lawn.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniBut she went to a settle hard by and swept aside a kerchief which lay on it as if by chance, and under it were two war arrows.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. WhistlerThe girl turned back to the fire and put out a little foot for us to see, muffled now in the red folds of the kerchief.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughFrom beneath a sort of kerchief which she wore on her head escaped in profusion light golden hair.
Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
A smock covered her into shapelessness, and her spectacular hair was bound up in a kerchief, but she still looked good.
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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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