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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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