handkerchief

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Thomas Hampson, a 67-year-old American baritone, starred as President Richard Nixon, complete with hunched shoulders and a sweaty face he repeatedly dabbed with a white handkerchief.

From Seattle Times

Gen. John Lambert, who assumed command after Pakenham died, is shown burying his face in a white handkerchief as he weeps.

From Los Angeles Times

On Friday, those mourning Dr. Leontieva held candles in traditional embroidered handkerchiefs that caught the yellow wax as it dripped.

From New York Times

But she had also hoped that people might start carrying handkerchiefs instead of sneezing into their elbows.

From Washington Post

But I found a handkerchief in my car and I made up this character called Carol the Slave.

From Los Angeles Times