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What does handkerchief mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word handkerchief? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
  2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
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The driver had found a handkerchief and tied it round the radio aerial as a makeshift white flag.
She tucked the handkerchief into the sleeve of her kimono as she heard her husband approach their room.
The young actor held a large white handkerchief trimmed with lace over his nose and mouth.
The day I talked with him I found only one lev and 44 stotinki in his handkerchief, near the CD of his music.
He spread a clean handkerchief from his hip pocket on a level stretch of ground.
She twisted her laced handkerchief into a knot then cast her nervous gaze out the window.

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