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curch

curch noun: a square piece of linen formerly worn by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.

Noun

curch (plural curches)

  1. (Scotland) A square piece of linen formerly worn by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.
    • The snood was exchanged for the curch, toy, or coif, when a Scottish lass passed, by marriage, into the matron state.1810, Walter Scott, “Canto III. The Gathering.”, in The Lady of the Lake; […], Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and...

Forms of curch

pluralcurches
alternative formcourch

Origin of curch

Borrowed from Scots curch, from Middle Scots curche, from Early Scots curche (English Middle English keverchef). Doublet of kerchief.

Questions about curch

What does curch mean?
Curch means a square piece of linen formerly worn by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.
What part of speech is curch?
Curch is a noun.
What is the plural of curch?
The plural of curch is curches.

Words near curch in the dictionary

  1. curbstoner
  2. curbstoners
  3. curbstones
  4. curby
  5. curcas
  6. curch
  7. curches
  8. curchies
  9. curchy
  10. Curci
  11. Curcio

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