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handkerchief(dictionary)
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pocket-handkerchief(dictionary)

handkerchief (iou)



handkerchief noun. . M16.
[from HAND noun + KERCHIEF.]
A small square of cotton, linen, silk, or (now, more fully paper handkerchief) soft absorbent paper, used for wiping the nose, eyes, face, etc., and formerly also worn about the neck.
pocket handkerchief: see POCKET noun.
A. Paton He..took out a large red handkerchief to wipe his face. J. Barth He drew a handkerchief from his sweater pocket and blew his nose violently.