Synonyms for kerchief

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kur-chif, -cheef

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɜr tʃɪf, -tʃif

Définition of kerchief

Origin : 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).

noun bandana

Example sentences :

Tucked in the soft folds of her kerchief was one of the roses that afternoon.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

When he held out the kerchief to her, their hands, by chance, touched for a moment.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

"That goes very well with the initial on the kerchief," said Parson Jones.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

It was Mukhorty, and not only Mukhorty, but the sledge with the shafts and the kerchief.
Extract from : « Master and Man » by Leo Tolstoy

Take your kerchief, Kenneth, and pinion his wrists behind him.
Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

She removed the kerchief from her head, and began to fan herself.
Extract from : « Sielanka: An Idyll » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Here is a kerchief, press it on the wound to prevent the blood flowing.
Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai

She tied a kerchief about her eyes; then, feeling for the block, she said, What shall I do; where is it?
Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.

She had removed her damaged straw headgear, but still wore her kerchief.
Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb

I sought my kerchief to bind it up for him, but I could not find it.
Extract from : « Margaret Tudor » by Annie T. Colcock

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