Converse of object

• fold: A coin vanishes and then audibly reappears in a folded handkerchief held by a spectator.

• tie: Much of the rest I stopped by tying a handkerchief over my head.

• wave: The ghost has been frequently seen on the 29th of May waving a handkerchief from a window at the Castle.

• steal: August 20 th 1861 Maurice Whittle aged 16 was charged with stealing a silk handkerchief from Nelson Trafalgar Howard at Melford.

Adjective modifier

• knotted: Eventually they managed, and Des took out his knotted handkerchief, put it on his head and sat back.

• spotted: He asked why I was wearing a spotted handkerchief.

• colored: He produces a large colored handkerchief which he uses to mop his brow.

• dirty: She had been bound with two pieces of cord and a dirty gray handkerchief was stuffed in her mouth.

• white: She is dressed all in black, holding a white handkerchief.

• red: Their recognition signal is ' red handkerchief ' " .

Modifies a noun

• tree: Someone said it might be a handkerchief tree, but I don't know.

• case: There are no flaws or damage to the handkerchief case, overall excellent condition.

Noun used with modifier

• cambric: This covering removed, I found a white cambric handkerchief, inside of which was something hard.

• silk: I had a small silk handkerchief tied round my throat; I had my gloves.

• pocket: He had a pocket handkerchief stuffed in his mouth.

• lace: Thomas Brand for stealing a lace handkerchief from John Woodgate at Brent Eleigh.

• linen: The patient should sit upright and bite against a clean rolled up linen handkerchief for about half an hour.