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hand⋅ker⋅chief

  [hang-ker-chif, -cheef]
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–noun
1. a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used esp. for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
2. a neckerchief or kerchief.
Origin:
1520–30; hand + kerchief
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hand·ker·chief   (hāng'kər-chĭf, -chēf')   
n.   pl. hand·ker·chiefs also hand·ker·chieves (-chĭvz, -chēvz')
  1. A small square of cloth used especially for wiping the nose or mouth.
  2. A large piece of cloth worn as a decorative article; a scarf.
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Handkerchief

Hand"ker*chief\ (h[a^]n"k[~e]r*ch[i^]f; 277), n. [Hand + kerchief.]

1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.

2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : handkerchief
Spanish: pañuelo,
German: das Taschentuch,
Japanese: ハンカチ
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handkerchief 
1530, from hand + kerchief "cloth for covering the head" (see kerchief). Thus it is a one-word contradiction in terms.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Handkerchief

Only once in Authorized Version (Acts 19:12). The Greek word (sudarion) so rendered means properly "a sweat-cloth." It is rendered "napkin" in John 11:44; 20:7; Luke 19:20.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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