kerchief

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And as early as 1617, when the teenage Velázquez painted a kitchen maid with umber skin and a white kerchief, Spain clearly had developed an art market for paintings depicting people of color.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Models in white platform boots sported shiny looks like a glistening dress in cobalt blue with a matching kerchief tied at the neck.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2022

He’s wearing a sequined jacket with sparkly pink flamingos on it, a white cowboy hat and a pink silk kerchief around his neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2022

They ranged in age from elderly women to a pre-teen girl, who wore a green kerchief wrapped around her neck.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2019

She wore her black hair in long braids pinned up under her kerchief.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides