| 释义 |
Definition of muckender in English: muckendernoun ˈmʌkəndə rare A handkerchief. Example sentencesExamples - One must wipe his mouth for him with a muckender.
- I'll lend her my Muckender - here Friend, pray give her this to cover her Knees a little.
- How I laughed at hearing of her throwing a second muckender to a Methusalem!
- Nor can I help laughing, when I see a man every minute stealing out a dirty muckender, then sneaking it in again.
- Tomorrow's light shall see us pale and glum, and muckenders shall wave for months to come.
Origin Late Middle English: probably from Catalan mocador, via Occitan from late Latin muccare (see mouchoir). |