handkerchief

CEFRB1

/ˈhæŋkəːt͡ʃɪf/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
A small piece of cloth used for wiping the nose or face.
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noun
Extra detail
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meaning

A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.

In context

This handkerchief is made of paper.
He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.
Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.

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Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad
Harriet, who was as a rule good at handkerchiefs, discovered to her annoyance that on this particular morning she had provided herself only with an elegant square of linen, suitable for receiving such rare and joyful drops as might be expected on one’s honeymoon. Peter came to the rescue with what might have been a young flag of truce.
1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon

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From hand + kerchief.