handclothn.

Brit.

/ˈhan(d)klɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d)ˌklɔθ/,

/ˈhæn(d)ˌklɑθ/

Forms: see hand n. and cloth n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., cloth n.

Etymology: < hand n. + cloth n. Compare Old Icelandic handklæði, Old Danish hand klæthe (Danish (now regional) håndklæde) small towel for drying the hands, Old Swedish handkläþe (Swedish (now regional) handkläde) also in sense ‘handkerchief’.

A small cloth or towel for wiping or drying the hands (cf. face cloth n. (c) at face n. Compounds 2). Also: a handkerchief.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > rubbing with towel > towel > hand-towel

handclothOE

hand towel1454

handclout1788

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

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxix. 424 Ic geseo godes engel standende ætforan þe mid handclaðe [L. linteo]: & wipað ðine swatigan leomu.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 163 Hire handcloðes and hire bord cloðes [ben] makede wite.

c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 16* Table, towayle, et nape; Boorde, handcloth, and metecloth.

?a1500 Nominale (Yale Beinecke 594) in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 773/10 Hoc manitergium, a handclothe.

1582 Edinb. Dean of Guild Accts. 125 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Hand-claith, Tua ellis lynnyng clayth to be tua hand claythis to the menistratioun of baptisme.

1614–15 in J. Robertson & C. Innes Munimenta Univ. Glasguensis (1854) III. 565 Twelf ellis of rounder claith to be twa buirdclaithis,..foure towallis and twa handclaithis.

1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Hand-cloth, a handkercher.

1820 Ann. Reg. Apr. 110/1 At the bottom of a large tub in the yard near the garden-gate,..witness found a hand-cloth and another apron by him now produced.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick lxi. 318 It blisteringly passed through and through both of Stubb's hands, from which the hand-cloths, or squares of quilted canvas sometimes worn at these times, had accidentally dropped.

1904 Amer. Med. 9 Jan. 66/2 Care should be exercised to turn the head from other persons and to place the handcloth over the mouth while coughing.

1989 J. M. Dillard Lost Years Prologue 3 The stains on his handcloth changed from dark green to bright.

2008 Independent Traveller (Nexis) 29 Mar. 4 I expected extremely attentive, nice women with glossy black hair to be handing us lemongrass-scented handcloths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handcloth
释义	handclothn. Brit. /ˈhan(d)klɒθ/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌklɔθ/, /ˈhæn(d)ˌklɑθ/ Forms: see hand n. and cloth n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., cloth n. Etymology: < hand n. + cloth n. Compare Old Icelandic handklæði, Old Danish hand klæthe (Danish (now regional) håndklæde) small towel for drying the hands, Old Swedish handkläþe (Swedish (now regional) handkläde) also in sense ‘handkerchief’. A small cloth or towel for wiping or drying the hands (cf. face cloth n. (c) at face n. Compounds 2). Also: a handkerchief. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > rubbing with towel > towel > hand-towel handclothOE hand towel1454 handclout1788 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 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxix. 424 Ic geseo godes engel standende ætforan þe mid handclaðe [L. linteo]: & wipað ðine swatigan leomu. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 163 Hire handcloðes and hire bord cloðes [ben] makede wite. c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 16* Table, towayle, et nape; Boorde, handcloth, and metecloth. ?a1500 Nominale (Yale Beinecke 594) in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 773/10 Hoc manitergium, a handclothe. 1582 Edinb. Dean of Guild Accts. 125 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Hand-claith, Tua ellis lynnyng clayth to be tua hand claythis to the menistratioun of baptisme. 1614–15 in J. Robertson & C. Innes Munimenta Univ. Glasguensis (1854) III. 565 Twelf ellis of rounder claith to be twa buirdclaithis,..foure towallis and twa handclaithis. 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Hand-cloth, a handkercher. 1820 Ann. Reg. Apr. 110/1 At the bottom of a large tub in the yard near the garden-gate,..witness found a hand-cloth and another apron by him now produced. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick lxi. 318 It blisteringly passed through and through both of Stubb's hands, from which the hand-cloths, or squares of quilted canvas sometimes worn at these times, had accidentally dropped. 1904 Amer. Med. 9 Jan. 66/2 Care should be exercised to turn the head from other persons and to place the handcloth over the mouth while coughing. 1989 J. M. Dillard Lost Years Prologue 3 The stains on his handcloth changed from dark green to bright. 2008 Independent Traveller (Nexis) 29 Mar. 4 I expected extremely attentive, nice women with glossy black hair to be handing us lemongrass-scented handcloths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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