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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Handkerchief

/(hăṉ"kẽr*chĭf; 277)/ · Hand·ker·chief · IPA /ˈhæŋkəɹt͡ʃəf/
01 n. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.
  1. 1.
    A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.
  2. 2.
    A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.