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kər 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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| 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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Handkerchief
is always a great word to know.
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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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Example sentences
Use a mask, handkerchief or cloth over your nose and mouth.
Extending himself upward, he slings a handkerchief over the exhaust stack of his late-model diesel rig.
He dabs at his eyes with a handkerchief seconds before he steps into the speaker's chair.
If you have a radio antenna, place a handkerchief or other flag there.
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