kerchief
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English coverchef et al., from Old French couvrechief, from couvrir (“to cover”) + chief (“head”). Compare curfew.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/, /ˈkɝ.t͡ʃif/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/, /ˈkɜː.tʃiːf/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
kerchief (plural kerchiefs or kerchieves)
- (dated) A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
- 1823, Clement Clark Moore, The Night Before Christmas:
- And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, / Had just settled down for a long winter's nap […]
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Translations[edit]
piece of cloth
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Verb[edit]
kerchief (third-person singular simple present kerchiefs, present participle kerchiefing, simple past and past participle kerchiefed)
- (dated, transitive) To cover with a kerchief.
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