curch

[ kurch ]

/ kɜrtʃ /

noun

a simple, close-fitting cap worn by women in colonial America.

a kerchief worn by Scottish women.

Origin of curch

1400–50; late Middle English kerche, c(o)urche, back formation from courche(i)s (plural) <Middle French couvrech(i)es, plural of couvrechefkerchief; the final e of the singular form, originally long, was later lost

Words nearby curch

curb service, curbside, curbstone, curb tenotomy, curb weight, curch, curculio, curcuma, curcumin, curd, curd cheese

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Example sentences from the Web for curch

Some of these good women generally 'busk the bride's first curch.'
Discipline|Mary Brunton
A ribbon worn by Scotch lassies and upon marriage replaced by the matron's "curch" or cap.
Lady of the Lake|Sir Walter Scott
Curch, which is etymologically the same word, and means a covering for the head.
The Lady of the Lake|Sir Walter Scott
It is then covered with the curch; a square piece of linen doubled diagonally, and passed round the head close to the forehead.
Discipline|Mary Brunton

British Dictionary definitions for curch

curch

/ (kɜːtʃ) /

noun

a woman's plain cap or kerchiefAlso called: curchef

Word Origin for curch

C15: probably back formation from courcheis (plural), from Old French couvrechies, plural of couvrechef kerchief

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单词	curch
释义	curch [ kurch ] / kɜrtʃ / noun a simple, close-fitting cap worn by women in colonial America. a kerchief worn by Scottish women. Origin of curch 1400–50; late Middle English kerche, c(o)urche, back formation from courche(i)s (plural) <Middle French couvrech(i)es, plural of couvrechefkerchief; the final e of the singular form, originally long, was later lost Words nearby curch curb service, curbside, curbstone, curb tenotomy, curb weight, curch, curculio, curcuma, curcumin, curd, curd cheese Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curch Some of these good women generally 'busk the bride's first curch.' Discipline\|Mary Brunton A ribbon worn by Scotch lassies and upon marriage replaced by the matron's "curch" or cap. Lady of the Lake\|Sir Walter Scott Curch, which is etymologically the same word, and means a covering for the head. The Lady of the Lake\|Sir Walter Scott It is then covered with the curch; a square piece of linen doubled diagonally, and passed round the head close to the forehead. Discipline\|Mary Brunton British Dictionary definitions for curch curch / (kɜːtʃ) / noun a woman's plain cap or kerchiefAlso called: curchef Word Origin for curch C15: probably back formation from courcheis (plural), from Old French couvrechies, plural of couvrechef kerchief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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