handkerchief
English
Alternative forms
- handkercher (obsolete)
- hanky (informal)
Pronunciation
Noun
handkerchief (plural handkerchiefs or handkerchieves)
- A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.
- A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
Synonyms
- hanky (colloquial)
- pocket handkerchief
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands
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cloth to be worn about the neck — see neckerchief
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