handkerchief /hangˈkər-chif or -chēf/

1. A cloth or paper for wiping the nose, etc
2. A neckerchief

—The form handˈkercher is now regarded as non-standard

throw the handkerchief

To summon to pursuit or call upon to take one's turn, as in children's games and royal harems

• collectedness
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