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Meanings of
hankie
in English
Portuguese
lenço
Catalan
mocador
Spanish
pañuelo
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A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory.
handkerchief
hanky
hankey
Portuguese
lenço
Usage of
hankie
in English
1
Slidell reached behind his back and yanked a
hankie
from his pocket.
2
Harker coughed into a
hankie
that was stained and wet with phlegm.
3
Marshall subsequently became best known for more conventional romantic comedies and
hankie
-
endangering
weepies.
4
I don't have room for so much as a
hankie
in my closets.
5
She got her
hankie
out of her pocket and sneezed lightly three times.
6
The
hankie
smelled like jasmine with a side of pickle relish.
7
Beyond the girl, a woman coughed wetly into a wadded
hankie
.
8
And in her seat, Brigitte dabbed at her eyes with a lace
hankie
.
9
He pulled out his
hankie
and held it across his nose.
10
She squeezed her eyes shut and sniffed at her
hankie
,
trying to remember.
11
I take my
hankie
out of my bag and wipe off my mouth.
12
She chewed anise seeds, carried a supply wrapped in a
hankie
in her purse.
13
President Barack Obama handed over a
hankie
during a funeral.
14
But in Van Sant's hands, the film is anything but a sentimental
four
-
hankie
weeper.
15
Frankie is taking out his
hankie
as he draws near.
16
Hubert took out a
hankie
and wiped his chapped face.
Other examples for "hankie"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
hankie
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
get a hankie
begin that hankie
bring the hankie
damp hankie
dingy hankie
More collocations
Translations for
hankie
Portuguese
lenço
Catalan
mocador
mocador de butxaca
Spanish
pañuelo
Hankie
through the time
Hankie
across language varieties
United States of America
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