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1. (n.) handkerchief
a small piece of fabric, usu. square, used for wiping the nose, eyes, etc., or worn as an accessory.
2. handkerchief
a neckerchief or kerchief.
Etymology: (1520–30)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) handkerchief, hankie, hanky, hankey
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
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1. (noun) handkerchief
a square piece of material used to blow your nose
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) handkerchief
a piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands
2. (noun) handkerchief
a piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth
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 Afrikaans: sakdoek |
 Arabic: منديل، محْرَمَه |
 Bulgarian: носна кърпа |
 Brazilian: lenço de nariz |
 Czech: kapesník |
 German: das Taschentuch |
 Danish: lommetørklæde |
 Greek: μαντίλι, χαρτομάντιλο |
 Spanish: pañuelo |
 Estonian: taskurätik |
 Farsi: دستمال |
 Finnish: nenäliina |
 French: mouchoir |
 Hebrew: מִטפַּחָת, מִמחָטָה |
 Hindi: रूमाल |
 Croatian: rupcic, maramica |
 Hungarian: zsebkendő |
 Indonesian: saputangan |
 Icelandic: vasaklútur |
 Italian: fazzoletto |
 Japanese: ハンカチ |
 Korean: 손수건 |
 Lithuanian: nosinė |
 Latvian: kabatlakatiņš |
 Malay: sapu tangan |
 Dutch: zakdoek |
 Norwegian: lommetørkle |
 Polish: chusteczka |
 Persian: دستمال |
 Pashto: دسمال |
 Portuguese: lenço de assoar |
 Romanian: batistă |
 Russian: носовой платок |
 Slovak: vreckovka |
 Slovenian: robec |
 Serbian: maramica |
 Swedish: näsduk |
 Thai: ผ้าเช็ดหน้า |
 Turkish: mendil |
 Taiwanese: 手帕 |
 Ukrainian: хусточка |
 Urdu: جیبی رومال |
 Vietnamese: khăn tay |
 Chinese: 手帕 |
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