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hankie

NOUN
handkerchief
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They got a kiss, a scarf or a perspiration-filled hankie in return, keeping the crowd in a frenzy for the full hour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

He is the picture of success, in a three-piece suit, pocket hankie and a white fedora.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2022

“Keep your hankie in your bag; it’s not meant to be twisted.”

From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020

When he dropped the hankie to the floor, there was inevitably a scramble amongst the audience to retrieve it.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2018

He swiped his hankie across his slick forehead and waved me on with a bouncing nod and smile.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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