Kerchief Definition

kûrchĭf, -chēf
kerchiefs
noun
A piece of cloth, usually square, worn over the head or around the neck.
Webster's New World
A handkerchief.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Kerchief

Noun

Singular:
kerchief
Plural:
kerchiefs

Origin of Kerchief

  • Middle English coverchef, curchef from Anglo-Norman courchief (variant of Old French couvrechef) and from Old French couvrechef covrir to cover cover chef head chief

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Old French couvrechief, from couvrir (“to cover”) + chief (“head”).

    From Wiktionary

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