Plural of handkerchief

Forms of handkerchief

Handkerchiefs and handkerchieves in a sentence

• You're barely breaking even with the snotters stealing handkerchiefs in the square.2020, Ellie Jacobs, The Last Orphan: A Victorian Romance. From the entry snotter
• Kelly cultivated a taste for the chivalry and silk handkerchiefs of his parents' generation.2001 December 18, “Timothy C. Kelly: A Dapper Throwback”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 Dec 2012. From the entry Dapper Dan
• Lassies writhing on little checkerboard handkerchiefs of dancefloor.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 125. From the entry dancefloor
• Then she saw that they were waving their handkerchiefs; dipping them up and down, with a curiously sedate, formal motion.1989, Hilary Mantel, chapter 9, in Fludd (A Owl Book), New York: Henry Holt and Company, published 2000, →ISBN, page 149. From the entry sedate
• Hair brushed back, legs oiled, new dresses and pressed pleats, fresh pocket handkerchiefs and little handbags, all homesewn.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 23, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 149. From the entry homesewn

Meaning of handkerchief

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

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Questions about the plural of handkerchief

What is the plural of handkerchief?

The plural of handkerchief is handkerchiefs or handkerchieves.

Which is correct, handkerchiefs or handkerchieves?

Both are used. handkerchiefs is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is handkerchief countable?

Handkerchief is a countable noun.