3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kerchief \Ker"chief\, n.; pl {Kerchiefs}. [OE. coverchef, OF
cuevrechief couvrechef F. couvrechef a head covering, fr
couvrir to cover + OF chief head, F. chef. See {Cover},
{Chief}, and cf {Curfew}.]
1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the
head; hence anything similar in form or material, worn
for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used
in compounds; as neckerchief; breastkerchief and later
handkerchief.
He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief,
and so escape. --Shak.
Her black hair strained away To a scarlet kerchief
caught beneath her chin. --Mrs.
Browning.
2. A lady who wears a kerchief. --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
kerchief
n : a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over
the head or about the neck
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Kerchief
mentioned only Ezek. 13:18, 21, as an article of apparel or
ornament applied to the head of the idolatrous women of Israel.
The precise meaning of the word is uncertain. It appears to have
been a long loose shawl, such as Oriental women wrap themselves
in (Ruth 3:15; Isa. 3:22). Some think that it was a long veil or
head-dress, denoting by its form the position of those who wore
it
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