handkerchief
Example Sentences
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“And a clean handkerchief. It can be ragged, but you better hope it’s clean.”
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I turned away, checking my purse for streetcar fare and a handkerchief.
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I swipe at it and then look around for a handkerchief to better do the job.
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One day Mother came in from a walk with a handkerchief full of peanuts bought from a street vendor.
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He jerked out his old red handkerchief and made a big to-do about blowing his nose.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.