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handkerchief

noun as in personal cloth

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At one point, while giving his evidence, he became emotional while looking at photos and wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.

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The lives of 60 criminals deported from Anglesey for crimes as small as stealing a handkerchief have been traced by a team of volunteers and researchers.

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Once there, the players frantically waved white table handkerchiefs above their heads to a live rendition of Freed From Desire expertly played by the in-house saxophonist.

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The suspect wore black, his face covered by a handkerchief, Barrientos said.

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The finale should run you through a pack of handkerchiefs, unless you are some sort of heartless monster.

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