handkerchief
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,307 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,546 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory also: hankie, hanky, hankey
handkerchief in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Pushing her work away, she held her handkerchief before her face.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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I argued that the handkerchief was enough, but I wanted this other evidence.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Now I will wet your father's handkerchief and then we can go on again.
The Emperor — Volume 02 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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The provost meanwhile puffed and blowed, stretched out his big boots, and mopped his forehead with his handkerchief.
The Countess of Saint Geran Celebrated Crimes · Alexandre Dumas · Chapter 1
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I picked up her handkerchief when she dropped it; and, above all, I looked for her snuff-box, which she was continually mislaying.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1