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handkerchief

noun as in personal cloth

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And a handkerchief’s purpose, other than as a fashion statement, is to keep things tidy when blowing one’s nose.

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Others shake their heads, fold handkerchiefs to their faces and look away.

From BBC

A piece of card and a handkerchief was then placed between them.

From BBC

The large, angled handkerchief is a subtle formal echo of the drapery opening diagonally above Mariana’s head.

“We had the most matching socks and handkerchiefs — all the details.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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