† coverchiefn.

Forms: Middle English–1500s as in cover n.¹, with -chef(e, -cheffe, -cheef, -chief(e, -chif, -chyef, etc., Middle English– coverchief; plural Middle English covercheues, covercheves.

Etymology: < French couvre-chef, in Old French cuevre-chief , queuvrechief , < couvrir to cover + chef , Old French chief , head: see cover v.¹ and chief n.

Obsolete.

Earlier form of kerchief n.

a. A cloth used as a covering for the head, chiefly by women; a ‘head-rail’, head-cloth, headdress. Obsolete since 16th cent. exc. Historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head-cloth or -scarf

headclothOE

head-lineOE

headrailOE

head-kerchief1378

kercherc1380

coverchiefc1386

voluperc1386

kerchiefa1400

curch1447

amict1480

head-kercher1556

orhni1678

headscarf1688

handkerchiefa1774

kopdoek1911

scarf1917

c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 739 With that hir couerchief ouer hir heed she breyde.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 2989 Scho ȝede out in hir smok..withouten kirtelle or kemse, saue kouerchef alle bare vis.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 125 Wommen..schulden haue lynnen or silken keuerchefis.

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lvi/2 Also there is our ladyes keuyrchese.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) lxxiiii. sig. Sv Giuynge eche to other laces, gyrdels, gloues, keuercheues.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xiii. 615 Before you can leave-off your cover-chef, and then your night-cappe.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 16 ‘Give me my coverchief and my staff,’ said she.]

b. With qualifying word, as breast coverchief, neck coverchief, a cloth to cover the neck, breast, or other part of the body.

ΚΠ

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. iii. 23 Necke couercheues and filetes and roketes.

1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 148 xxiiij brest coverchieffes of Holand clothe.

2. A handkerchief.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the nose > handkerchief

coverchiefc1305

cloutc1380

muckender1420

napkin1436

handkerchief1530

handkercher1531

mocket1537

wiper1587

nose-cloth1589

pocket handkerchief1645

handcloth1676

mouchoira1685

pocket-clotha1704

wipe1708

volet1789

kerchief1814

snotter1823

lachrymatory1825

nose-rag1840

nose-wiper1840

sweat-rag1843

lachrymary1854

sneezer1857

stook1859

snottinger1864

snot-rag1888

hanky1895

penwiper1902

paper handkerchief1907

nose-wipe1919

snitch-rag1940

paper hankie1959

c1305 Pilate 126 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 114 Mi keuerchief ic him bitok and he wond hit aboute his face.

c1325 Coer de L. 1063 The keverchefes he took on honde Abouten hys arme he hem wonde.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur v. vii The kynge wepte and dryed his eyen with a keuerchyef.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	coverchief
释义	† coverchiefn. Forms: Middle English–1500s as in cover n.¹, with -chef(e, -cheffe, -cheef, -chief(e, -chif, -chyef, etc., Middle English– coverchief; plural Middle English covercheues, covercheves. Etymology: < French couvre-chef, in Old French cuevre-chief , queuvrechief , < couvrir to cover + chef , Old French chief , head: see cover v.¹ and chief n. Obsolete. Earlier form of kerchief n. 1. a. A cloth used as a covering for the head, chiefly by women; a ‘head-rail’, head-cloth, headdress. Obsolete since 16th cent. exc. Historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head-cloth or -scarf headclothOE head-lineOE headrailOE head-kerchief1378 kercherc1380 coverchiefc1386 voluperc1386 kerchiefa1400 curch1447 amict1480 head-kercher1556 orhni1678 headscarf1688 handkerchiefa1774 kopdoek1911 scarf1917 c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 739 With that hir couerchief ouer hir heed she breyde. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 2989 Scho ȝede out in hir smok..withouten kirtelle or kemse, saue kouerchef alle bare vis. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 125 Wommen..schulden haue lynnen or silken keuerchefis. c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lvi/2 Also there is our ladyes keuyrchese. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) lxxiiii. sig. Sv Giuynge eche to other laces, gyrdels, gloues, keuercheues. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. xiii. 615 Before you can leave-off your cover-chef, and then your night-cappe. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 16 ‘Give me my coverchief and my staff,’ said she.] b. With qualifying word, as breast coverchief, neck coverchief, a cloth to cover the neck, breast, or other part of the body. ΚΠ a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. iii. 23 Necke couercheues and filetes and roketes. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 148 xxiiij brest coverchieffes of Holand clothe. 2. A handkerchief. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the nose > handkerchief coverchiefc1305 cloutc1380 muckender1420 napkin1436 handkerchief1530 handkercher1531 mocket1537 wiper1587 nose-cloth1589 pocket handkerchief1645 handcloth1676 mouchoira1685 pocket-clotha1704 wipe1708 volet1789 kerchief1814 snotter1823 lachrymatory1825 nose-rag1840 nose-wiper1840 sweat-rag1843 lachrymary1854 sneezer1857 stook1859 snottinger1864 snot-rag1888 hanky1895 penwiper1902 paper handkerchief1907 nose-wipe1919 snitch-rag1940 paper hankie1959 c1305 Pilate 126 in Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 114 Mi keuerchief ic him bitok and he wond hit aboute his face. c1325 Coer de L. 1063 The keverchefes he took on honde Abouten hys arme he hem wonde. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur v. vii The kynge wepte and dryed his eyen with a keuerchyef. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1305
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