a small, often square piece of material that is used for personal hygiene purposes
usually dries her hands on her handkerchief when there are no towels available
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Recent Examples of handkerchiefFrieda’s handkerchief is tucked into one of his pockets.—Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Rising Sun handkerchief top pocket.—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 As the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks squabble over Cyprus in the background, the men before us quarrel over everything—a woman, a job, a handkerchief.—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025 By 1843, veterans regularly received navy blue jackets, pairs of cotton and linen trousers, flannel drawers and shirts, socks, pairs of shoes, white and checked cotton shirts, silk and cotton handkerchiefs, and hats.— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for handkerchief
The cover featured a drawing of a man wearing a thick gold bangle bracelet, hoop earrings and a polka dot bandanna on his head carrying a platter of food and wine.
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Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
There was a man to the side of the room wearing a bathrobe and a bandanna over his face.
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