[kur-chif, -cheef] 
| 1. | a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders. |
| 2. | a handkerchief. |
| ker·chief (kûr'chĭf, -chēf') n. pl. ker·chiefs also ker·chieves (-chĭvz, -chēvz)
[Middle English coverchef, curchef, from Anglo-Norman courchief (variant of Old French couvrechef) and from Old French couvrechef : covrir, to cover; see cover + chef, head; see chief.] |
Kerchief
mentioned only Ezek. 13:18, 21, as an article of apparel or ornament applied to the head of the idolatrous women of Israel. The precise meaning of the word is uncertain. It appears to have been a long loose shawl, such as Oriental women wrap themselves in (Ruth 3:15; Isa. 3:22). Some think that it was a long veil or head-dress, denoting by its form the position of those who wore it.
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