kerchief

[ kur-chif, -cheef ]

/ ˈkɜr tʃɪf, -tʃif /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR kerchief ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.

a handkerchief.

Origin of kerchief

1250–1300; Middle English kerchef, syncopated variant of keverchef<Old French cuevrechef literally, (it) covers (the) head. See cover, chief

OTHER WORDS FROM kerchief

kerchiefed, kerchieft, adjective

Words nearby kerchief

kerb market, kerbside, kerbstone, kerb weight, Kerch, kerchief, kerchoo, kerel, Kerenski, kereru, Keresan

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Example sentences from the Web for kerchief

A large woman with her head tied in a kerchief, wearing a purple wrapper and gold house slippers, passes by on the sidewalk.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis|Stanley Booth|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Justice intervened, and the two women were compelled to own that the fight was about a piece of stuff for a kerchief.
One Hundred Merrie And Delightsome Stories|Various
She pointed at his jacket tossed on a chair, a bit of his kerchief dangling from a pocket.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
You are much finer as you are, my lass, with a kerchief round your head.
The King of Alsander|James Elroy Flecker

I unearthed the embroideress, and ordered a kerchief like Madame de Fischtaminel's.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
Standing on the battlements, waving a kerchief in farewell to us, was the golden-crowned form of a girl.
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall|Charles Major

British Dictionary definitions for kerchief

kerchief

/ (ˈkɜːtʃɪf) /

noun

a piece of cloth worn tied over the head or around the neck

Derived forms of kerchief

kerchiefed, adjective

Word Origin for kerchief

C13: from Old French cuevrechef, from covrir to cover + chef head; see chief

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单词	kerchief
释义	kerchief [ kur-chif, -cheef ] / ˈkɜr tʃɪf, -tʃif / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kerchief ON THESAURUS.COM noun a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders. a handkerchief. Origin of kerchief 1250–1300; Middle English kerchef, syncopated variant of keverchef<Old French cuevrechef literally, (it) covers (the) head. See cover, chief OTHER WORDS FROM kerchief kerchiefed, kerchieft, adjective Words nearby kerchief kerb market, kerbside, kerbstone, kerb weight, Kerch, kerchief, kerchoo, kerel, Kerenski, kereru, Keresan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kerchief A large woman with her head tied in a kerchief, wearing a purple wrapper and gold house slippers, passes by on the sidewalk. Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis\|Stanley Booth\|June 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Justice intervened, and the two women were compelled to own that the fight was about a piece of stuff for a kerchief. One Hundred Merrie And Delightsome Stories\|Various She pointed at his jacket tossed on a chair, a bit of his kerchief dangling from a pocket. Wilderness of Spring\|Edgar Pangborn You are much finer as you are, my lass, with a kerchief round your head. The King of Alsander\|James Elroy Flecker I unearthed the embroideress, and ordered a kerchief like Madame de Fischtaminel's. The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete\|Honore de Balzac Standing on the battlements, waving a kerchief in farewell to us, was the golden-crowned form of a girl. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall\|Charles Major British Dictionary definitions for kerchief kerchief / (ˈkɜːtʃɪf) / noun a piece of cloth worn tied over the head or around the neck Derived forms of kerchief kerchiefed, adjective Word Origin for kerchief C13: from Old French cuevrechef, from covrir to cover + chef head; see chief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kerchief handkerchief, shawl, veil, scarf, bandanna, hankie, babushka, headrail
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kerchief

noun

Origin of kerchief

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Example sentences from the Web for kerchief

British Dictionary definitions for kerchief

noun

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