handkerchief
IPA: hˈæŋkɝtʃɪf
noun
- A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
- A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
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Examples of "handkerchief" in Sentences
- Emilia picks up the handkerchief.
- The tissue handkerchiefs were introduced.
- Along the way, she loses the handkerchief that Zakuro gave her.
- An older example is the handkerchief code used in the subculture.
- He wrapped a handkerchief around the wound to help stop the bleeding.
- DNA samples from the man matched the DNA samples from the handkerchief.
- A peculiar custom, unique for this shrine, is the trading of the handkerchief.
- Gray, after arriving at Cyprus, manages to find the body and the handkerchief.
- He rode to the fiery river and waved the handkerchief three times for a bridge.
- In this case, the presidente drops a green handkerchief and the crowd goes wild.
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