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1 definition 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.
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