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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

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

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

Very carefully, he put the goblet in his right hand in front of Vizzini and put the goblet in his left hand across the kerchief from the hunchback.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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