kerchief

nounbandana

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Synonyms for kerchief

noun bandana

More words related to kerchief

bandanna

noun. colorful scarf

hood

noun. covering worn over the head

hoods

noun. covering worn over the head

neckerchief

noun. kerchief for neck

scarf

noun. muffler

scarves

noun. muffler

Word Origin & History

early 14c., curchef, earlier kovrechief (early 13c.), from Anglo-French courchief, Old French couvrechief, literally "cover head," from couvrir "to cover" (see cover) + chief "head" (see chief).

Example Sentences for kerchief

Tucked in the soft folds of her kerchief was one of the roses that afternoon.

When he held out the kerchief to her, their hands, by chance, touched for a moment.

"That goes very well with the initial on the kerchief," said Parson Jones.

It was Mukhorty, and not only Mukhorty, but the sledge with the shafts and the kerchief.

Take your kerchief, Kenneth, and pinion his wrists behind him.

She removed the kerchief from her head, and began to fan herself.

Here is a kerchief, press it on the wound to prevent the blood flowing.

She tied a kerchief about her eyes; then, feeling for the block, she said, What shall I do; where is it?

She had removed her damaged straw headgear, but still wore her kerchief.

I sought my kerchief to bind it up for him, but I could not find it.