handkerchiefnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhæŋ.kə.tʃiːf/us/ˈhæŋ.kɚ.tʃiːf/plural handkerchiefs or UK also handkerchieves informal hankyB1 a square piece of cloth or paper used for cleaning the nose or drying the eyes when they are wet with tears:
She took out her handkerchief and blew her nose loudly.
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Gloves & accessories
- brolly
- buttonhole
- chunni
- corsage
- finger
- fingerless glove
- gloved
- hatpin
- mitt
- mitten
- muff
- parasol
- pashmina
- pocket handkerchief
- shade
- sunshade
- tiepin
- umbrella
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