handkerchief
a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
a neckerchief or kerchief.
Origin of handkerchief
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How to use handkerchief in a sentence
The company might as well have been selling dirty handkerchiefs embroidered with the Balmain name for $5,000.
But they thought it a pretty picture, and opened the car-windows to wave their handkerchiefs.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | VariousMrs. McAllister, finding out in some way that Violet was a clever seamstress, sent home fine linen handkerchiefs for her to hem.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerAt that moment Mr. Hammerton pushed open the door; he had come for gloves and handkerchiefs.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterWe were offered sweetmeats and fruits, sprinkled with rosewater, and some attar of roses was put upon our handkerchiefs.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
The boys instantly took out their handkerchiefs, and knotted them tight.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
British Dictionary definitions for handkerchief
/ (ˈhæŋkətʃɪf, -tʃiːf) /
a small square of soft absorbent material, such as linen, silk, or soft paper, carried and used to wipe the nose, etc
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