handkerchief
/ˈhæŋkɚt͡ʃəf/ noun B1- A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands. · He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.
- A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
Plural handkerchiefs
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The young man took out his handkerchief and wiped his brow.
It was a good handkerchief, a good brow, and the young man was good to look at.
Of course it wasn’t exactly necessary to starch Matthew’s handkerchiefs!
Anne dropped the apple as if it were a red-hot coal and ostentatiously wiped her fingers on her handkerchief.
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