English
Etymology
Middle English from Old French couvrechief (couvre 'cover', chief 'head')
Pronunciation
IPA (US): /�k�rt��f/
Noun
en-noun

1. (old-fashioned:) a piece of cloth used to cover the head

#*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...
Derived terms
handkerchief

io:kerchief
pl:kerchief
ru:kerchief
te:kerchief
vi:kerchief
zh:kerchief

• 2007-12-23 22:39 - Angie Y. - /* Noun */

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