Handkerchief
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English
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Etymology
hand + Old French covrechef (literally, "cover-head")
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Noun
hankerchief (plural handkerchieves; colloquial short form hanky)
- A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, nose or hands.
- A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
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Translations
cloth for wiping the face, nose or hands
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neckerchief See neckerchief
el:handkerchief it:handkerchief hu:handkerchief fi:handkerchief zh:handkerchief