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curches

curches is the plural of curch.

Meaning of curch

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...

Questions about curches

What is curches the plural of?
Curches is the plural of curch.

Words near curches in the dictionary

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

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