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Webster 1913 Edition
Handkerchief
Hand′ker-chief
(hăṉ′kẽr-chĭf; 277)
, Noun.
[
Hand
+ kerchief
.] 1.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.
2.
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Handkerchief
HAND'KERCHIEF
,Noun.
1.
A piece of cloth, usually silk or linen, carried about the person for the purpose of cleaning the face or hands, as occasion requires.2.
A piece of cloth to be worn about the neck, and sometimes called a neckerchief.