neck kerchief

See also: neck-kerchief and neckkerchief

English

Noun

neck kerchief (plural neck kerchiefs or neck kerchieves)

1. Alternative form of neckerchief.
   • 1818, John Palmer, Journal of Travels in the United States of North America, and in Lower Canada, Performed in the Year 1817: […], London: […] Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, […], page 92:

     The women looked like dead bodies; and never did I see such a sepulchral appearance as their dress and colourless faces exhibited, they were all dressed alike in drab gowns, white neck kerchiefs, and a cap fitting close over their ears, and fastened under the chin, the same sort as are placed on a corps.

   • 1982, Regine Lang, A Century of Health Care Ministry: A History of St. Francis Medical Center, page 159:

     The lay students were identified by blue uniforms, caps made of veiling, and neck kerchieves.

   • 2022 August 14, Kellie Patrick Gates, “Daniel Kilburn & Nicole Allman”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 194th year, number 75, page D2, column 3:

     Luna wore a neck kerchief that matched Nicole’s gown.