HANDKERCHIEF


Meaning of HANDKERCHIEF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhaŋ-kər-chəf, -(ˌ)chif, -ˌchēf ]

noun

( plural -chiefs also hand·ker·chieves -chəfs, -(ˌ)chifs, -ˌchēvz, -ˌchēfs, -chəvz, -(ˌ)chivz)

Date: 1530

1. : a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory

2. : kerchief 1

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.