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hankie

NOUN
handkerchief
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Biden coughed, took out a hankie and discreetly blew his nose.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022

In the latest installment of our Designer D.I.Y. series, the designer embroiders a lover’s hankie.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2020

When he dropped the hankie to the floor, there was inevitably a scramble amongst the audience to retrieve it.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2018

The Dodgers have Kershaw and Greinke and grab a hankie.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2014

He buried his face in a hankie, by turns lighting it on fire and then dousing the flames with his tears.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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