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hand·ker·chief

   [hang-ker-chif, -cheef]
noun
1.
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.
2.
a neckerchief or kerchief.
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Origin:
1520–30; hand + kerchief
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Example Sentences
  • Some of the collapsible hats can be squeezed into a handkerchief satchel, while four could be placed in a small hat bag.
  • His shirt is white and his suit and tie are dark, broken only by the line of a white handkerchief in his breast pocket.
  • Use a handkerchief to dry your hands, not to blow your nose.
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World English Dictionary
handkerchief (ˈhæŋkətʃɪf, -tʃiːf)
 
—n
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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Word Origin & History

handkerchief
1530, from hand + kerchief "cloth for covering the head" (see kerchief). Thus it is a one-word contradiction in terms.
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Bible Dictionary

Handkerchief definition


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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