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kerchiefs

kerchiefs is the plural of kerchief.

Meaning of kerchief

Noun

kerchief (plural kerchiefs or kerchieves)

  1. (dated) A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
    • And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, / Had just settled down for a long winter's nap […]1823, Clement Clark Moore, The Night Before Christmas

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Phrases with kerchiefs

Questions about kerchiefs

What is kerchiefs the plural of?
Kerchiefs is the plural of kerchief.

Words near kerchiefs in the dictionary

  1. kerchers
  2. kerchief
  3. kerchiefed
  4. kerchiefing
  5. kerchieflike
  6. kerchiefs
  7. kerchieved
  8. kerchieves
  9. kerching
  10. kerchink
  11. Kerchner

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