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Synonyms for handkerchief


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hang-ker-chif, -cheef
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæŋ kər tʃɪf, -ˌtʃif



Définition of handkerchief

Origin :
  • 1520s, from hand + kerchief "cloth for covering the head." Thus it is a one-word contradiction in terms. By-form handkercher was in use 16c.-19c. A dropped handkerchief as a token of flirtation or courtship is attested by mid-18c.
  • noun personal cloth
Example sentences :
  • Let it go and tuck in your handkerchief like the rest of us.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I was so enraged that she was not there, I wished to cover my face with my handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • He said, 'Throw your handkerchief to whichever of us you love.'
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • I was forced to turn my face from them, and pull out my handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • And when he had told her all, she sat silent, rolling her handkerchief in her fingers.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • She sat with her head turned away, using her handkerchief stealthily.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • I dare say he couldn't get any one to take her the handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • She dropped her handkerchief as she arose, and he picked up the trifle and gave it to her.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • What did she want to keep on dabbing at her mouth with her handkerchief for!
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Mr. Clotworthy sat back in his chair and rubbed his glasses with his handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

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