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handkerchiefs

handkerchiefs is the plural of handkerchief.

Meaning of handkerchief

Noun

handkerchief (plural handkerchiefs or handkerchieves)

  1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
    • He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.
  2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.

Phrases with handkerchiefs

Questions about handkerchiefs

What is handkerchiefs the plural of?
Handkerchiefs is the plural of handkerchief.

Words near handkerchiefs in the dictionary

  1. handkerchief trees
  2. handkerchiefed
  3. handkerchiefful
  4. handkerchieffuls
  5. handkerchiefless
  6. handkerchiefs
  7. handkerchieved
  8. handkerchieves
  9. Handkes
  10. handknit
  11. handknits

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