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kerchief

[kur-chif, -cheef] / ˈkɜr tʃɪf, -tʃif /


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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

An elderly woman in a kerchief, helped off the train, walked away in silence.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2022

With his affectation for a kerchief tied around his neck and popped-collar jacket, Bogdanovich cut a singular figure as he often made public appearances to speak about his films or those of his filmmaking heroes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 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

I stared without blinking at the mist, looking for the curve of her back or the silhouette of her head wrapped in a pretty kerchief.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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