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handkerchiefn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., kerchief n. Etymology: < hand n. + kerchief n. Compare slightly later handkercher n.With the β. forms compare forms and discussion at kerchief n. Compare earlier handcoverchief (rare), in the same sense ( < hand n. + coverchief n.):1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 122 To Alice Shapster for making and wasshing of..v dosen handcouverchieffes..xij d., xxiiij s.1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 148 xlviiij handcoverchieffes of Holand clothe. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > kerchief the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the nose > handkerchief the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head-cloth or -scarf α. 1530 J. Palsgrave 229/1 Handekerchefe, mouchover. 1557 Acts xix. 12 From his body, were broght vnto the sycke, napkyns or handkerchefs. 1563 J. Man tr. W. Musculus 274 a The shadow of Peter, the handcercheue of Paull. 1639 J. Taylor 167 I can weepe no more, unlesse I get a good sharpe Onion in my handkerchiefe. 1684 J. Bunyan ii. 76 He also wiped mine Eyes with his Hankerchief . View more context for this quotation a1774 A. Tucker (1777) III. iii. 392 When on looking through the window, we see the women pulling their handkerchiefs over their heads, we take this for a sign that it is beginning to rain. 1786 E. Sheridan Let. in (1986) iii. 79 There is now a very pretty sort of hankercheif [sic] much worn open at the neck. 1825 H. Wilson II. 11 The system at White's Club..is..never to black ball any man, who ties a good knot in his handkerchief. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ I. i. iii. 62 His blue linen handkerchief was very wet with tears. 1925 Nov. 5/1 This size makes it large enough to hold handkerchief, card-case, vanity-box and a small change purse. 1974 A. Tyler (1984) i. 6 She patted her eyes with her little flowered handkerchief. 1988 B. D. Ruben & P. Soleri in R. W. Budd & B. D. Ruben xii. 221 Kleenex, the ‘instant’ handkerchief, stands as a simple but clear symbol of the throw-away society. 2003 M. Ali i. 20 Mrs Islam folded handkerchiefs. Phrasesthe mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > court or engage in courtship [verb (intransitive)] > invite courtship 1639 J. Taylor viii. 58 He turne away that fine Mistris Minks your maid,..your nose bled forsooth the other day, and you must needes throw your bloody hand-kerchiffe to her.] 1697 M. Pix ii. 17 The Handkercheif dropt, a fair invitation. 1749 H. Walpole Let. 20 July in (1941) IX. 91 Till all the juries of matrons have finished their inquest, one shall not care to make one's choice—I was going to say, throw one's handkerchief. 1764 H. Walpole 5 June (1904) VI. 78 Lord Tavistock has flung his handkerchief to Lady Elizabeth Keppel. 1785 J. O'Keeffe ii. 27 So, Mr. Mogul, don't drop your handkerchief at my sister. 1825 R. P. Ward II. xxxix. 338 I imagine he must do something more than merely throw his handkerchief. 1830 E. Morton viii. 398 He considered some of the young ones comely enough, but..Madame B— was the lady at whom he should fling the handkerchief. 1870 E. C. Brewer 384/1 ‘The committee was at a loss to know whom to throw the handkerchief to’ (The Times)..the allusion is to the game called in Norfolk ‘Stir up the dumplings’, and by girls ‘Kiss in the ring’. 1932 16 July 506/3 If he hesitate today whether he shall throw the handkerchief to Germany or Russia, does not such an embarrassment prove his power? 1953 G. Heyer iii. 46 Don't want to be married. Drop the handkerchief when he chooses. 2007 K. DeYoung xi. 221 Jordan knew that Powell was a loyal soldier... ‘But that didn't mean I should not drop the handkerchief.’ P2. society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [noun] > others 1754 (W. & C. Dicey) 20 (title of print) The Game of Puss in the Corner and Drop Handkerchief. 1800 Aug. 472 A ‘Blindman's Buff’ along the verdure play, Or ‘drop the Handkerchief’, in quaint array. 1890 J. D. Champlin & A. E. Bostwick 725/1 Throw the Handkerchief. A game played by any number of persons, who sit in a circle. 1903 C. Major iv. 76 We are going to play Drop the Handkerchief, and if you'll come in I'll drop it behind you every time. 1944 G. Wilson 93 Our liveliest game was Snap, a game that used to seem very exciting but now somewhat resembles Drop the Handkerchief. 1990 (Nexis) 3 Jan. 2 As we got older, musical chairs and ‘drop the handkerchief’ gave way to ‘Heavy, heavy what hangs over’. Compounds C1. ?1647 E. Winslow Publisher to Rdr. 52 Hee touched the Deputy Governour with his handkerchiefe buttons about his eares. 1659 E. Gayton xxx. 60 Against the Tooth Ach tis as sure As any Causticks or your handkerchieff cure. a1670 S. Collins (1671) iii. 16 Just before him [sc. the emperor] walks his Hand kerchief-Bearer, with a rich embroyder'd Handkerchief on his right Arm. 1711 J. Swift 4 May (1948) I. 260 I have been a mighty handkerchief-monger. 1790 E. Wynne 17 Jan. (1935) I. ii. 30 Betzy bought..a handkerchief pin. 1834 Mar. 297 The children, with their white dresses and handkerchief turbans, were no longer to be seen. 1880 L. Higgin 106 (advt.) Handkerchief sachets, from £3. 3s. 1922 J. Joyce ii. vi. [Hades] 97 His inner handkerchief pocket. 1971 P. D. James v. 170 An embroidered handkerchief sachet with a dozen handkerchiefs carefully folded. 2003 (Nexis) 18 Aug. In the pre-Kleenex era, every young lady..had a sizable collection stashed in the handkerchief box sitting atop her dresser. 1832 (L. A. Godey & Co.) Apr. 169/1 Coat dress, gros de Berlin of celestial blue, with plaited bosom and falling collar—handkerchief sleeves. 1879 13 Apr. 13/4 Plaid handkerchief dresses are made up for little girls to wear in the country. 1893 21 Apr. 7/1 The handkerchief blouses crossing over in front, fichu-wise, are very popular. 1920 21 Aug. 13/4 Some of these [coats] are tied at the back like the ‘handkerchief blouse’ that once had a big popularity. 1960 H. Hayward 138/2 Handkerchief table, an American term for a single-leaf table with leaf and top triangular in shape. Closed, the table fits in a corner, opened it is a small square. 1981 C. Voigt 204 Little town houses, with handkerchief lawns, gave way to fields. 1991 S. A. Grau in A. B. Dobie 210 That picture stood in a big gilt frame on the handkerchief table in the corner. 2000 I. Edward-Jones (2001) xii. 313 Trevor's still in the corner wrapped around Becky, I can see her silver handkerchief top from here. 2011 16 May 129/1 A black chiffon handkerchief dress..and a top hat. C2. the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] > in or as in black person > one who 1917 201 259 Plaintiff was being made worse by having her condition discussed..by the witness and some women whom the doctor called ‘Old handkerchief heads’. 1924 R. Minor in Dec. 86/2 The ‘handkerchief-head’ who diverts hatred from the master of the Great House must logically claim his reward in victuals and cast-off clothing. 1960 14 ii. 39 The Negro officer isn't a ‘handkerchief head’, an Uncle Tom. 2008 W. Marsalis & G. C. Ward iii. 56 Many of my generation considered older black people to be Uncle Toms and handkerchief-heads if they didn't talk some type of Black Nationalist rhetoric. 1875 13 Feb. The Oxford linens of mixed red and blue are to be used for handkerchief hems. 1896 22 Oct. White sheets are made of double-width goods, simply tear them down the center, hem the raw edges with a narrow handkerchief hem. 1936 23 Sept. f11/8 The top merely rolled and over-stitched by hand the way handkerchief hems are done. 1966 29 July ii. 35/8 There is a new uneven hemline at Dior... Bohan makes a handkerchief hem: Behind the left leg, the hem often dips down into a longer V shape. 1993 (Nexis) 20 May 23 If your old Zandra Rhodes handkerchief-hem skirt is still lurking in the wardrobe, dust off the mothballs. 2009 B. Lanza 9 Draw the facial features... Add the back point of the handkerchief hem and the heels of her shoes. 1900 14 Dec. 4/3 Look at Skelton & Tangeman's handkerchief tree. 1923 7 Dec. 28 (advt.) What Did You Pick From Our Handkerchief Tree in the south window of the store? This is the time to buy handkerchiefs. 1940 F. Clune xxi. 271 A tall tree with hanging leaves is called the Handkerchief Tree, because its leaves look like a bunch of hanging nose-rags. 1960 20 Nov. 26 a/2 A beautiful handkerchief tree including a hanky donated by Mrs. Richard Nixon. 1988 23 May 11/2 (caption) The beautiful handkerchief tree, which was discovered by Abbé David in China in 1869. 2004 Dec. 13/3 When I moved to my home over 25 years ago I inherited a very young Davidia involucrata, a handkerchief tree. Derivatives 1847 F. Nightingale Let. 17 Dec. in (2004) 156 We bought a pocket handkerchiefful of roasted chestnuts of the old crone at the gate.] 1854 No. 89. 262 We stopped to buy a handkerchief-ful of oranges of the old Irishwoman at the corner of the street. 1918 17 Mar. 41/5 When we got back to the prison I managed to steal a handkerchiefful of sugar. 2002 30 58 I packed a handkerchief-ful of possessions. 1753 C. Cibber in S. Richardson (1804) II. 177 Having as handkerchiefly a feeling of it as Mr. Sylvester himself. 1843 xiv. 203 An exhibition of my mesmeritic powers, always ‘handkerchiefly speaking’, that may surprise those who have not attended to the modern science of invisible fluids. 1991 T. Mitchell v. 171 These forms can be regarded as varieties of pornography or titillation-literature: handkerchiefly or female-oriented porn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). handkerchiefv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: handkerchief n. Etymology: < handkerchief n. the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > clean the person [verb (intransitive)] > clean the nose 1753 S. Richardson II. xvi. 165 The servants entering with the dinner, we hemm'd, handkerchief'd, twinkled, took up our knives and forks. 1875 Apr. 227 ‘You love me?’ Here she handkerchiefed. ‘You love me; do not deny it, dearest.’ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > clean the person [verb (transitive)] > clean with handkerchief 1778 F. Burney Let. Sept. in (1994) III. 157 I began, now, a vehement Nose-blowing, for the Benefit of Handkerchiefing my Face. 1856 C. G. Leland tr. H. Heine (ed. 2) 326 Hyacinthos smiled sorrowfully, then shook his head, and then handkerchiefed his face. 1918 F. Watson xii. 187 Mr. Huntingdon..surreptitiously handkerchiefed his spectacles. 1964 3 Dec. a5/1 Barbera Stanwyck..handkerchiefed tears from her eyes..when the audience recognized her. 2007 (Nexis) 13 Mar. I've handkerchiefed my eyes and just lit a cigarette. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.1530 v.1753 |
