Meaning & use
kerchiefs
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Pieces of fabric worn over the head or around the neck, often folded into a triangle.
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The women tied bright kerchiefs over their hair before heading to market.
He wiped his brow with one of his cotton kerchiefs.
A note on using this word
From Old French 'cuevrechief,' literally 'cover head'; the related word 'handkerchief' originally meant a kerchief carried in the hand.
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