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Meanings of hanky in English

Portuguese
lenço
Catalan
mocador
Spanish
pañuelo

A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory.

lenço
Synonyms
Examples for "handkerchief"
Examples for "handkerchief"
1
In fact, he carried nothing but the lunch wrapped in the handkerchief.
Lost Face
2
One lady drops her handkerchief; a gentleman picks it up; she blushes.
The Story of an African Farm
3
As for the handkerchief and the revolver, they were in the tool-bag.
The Eight Strokes of the Clock
4
The handkerchief wadded up in his left hand was almost entirely red.
Rain gods
5
The way I feel right now, I'd suck on his tubercular handkerchief.
Brains: a zombie memoir
1
Only the mis-remembered hankey-pankey of the Dead Old Man.
The Research Magnificent
2
Be sure if you think any one has suddenly changed his character unaccountably, there has been some hankey-pankey with that person's Doowee.
The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia
3
He is working in the chain-gang to which Hankey was made sub-overseer.
For the Term of His Natural Life
4
Hankey fell into the surf, and never moved after the first blow.
For the Term of His Natural Life
5
One felt with Hankey that he was born for whatever was arduous.
The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography
1
Slidell reached behind his back and yanked a hankie from his pocket.
Flash and Bones
2
Harker coughed into a hankie that was stained and wet with phlegm.
Bones Never Lie
3
Marshall subsequently became best known for more conventional romantic comedies and hankie-endangering weepies.
The Irish Times
4
I don't have room for so much as a hankie in my closets.
Second chance
5
She got her hankie out of her pocket and sneezed lightly three times.
The stand
Usage of hanky in English
1
I'll be here throughout the procedure to protect you against any hanky-panky.
Dayworld Breakup
2
So no more hanky-panky, just GI Joes and Barbies from now on.
Bitch is the new black: a memoir
3
He wipes his glasses with a hanky and puts them back on.
Boston noir
4
Tucking the hanky into my pocket, I headed for the driveway ramp.
After midnight
5
Now use your hanky, and let's be jolly-andbegin to enjoy ourselves.
The Devil's Garden
6
Ryan yanked a hanky from a jeans pocket and blew his nose.
Bones of the Lost
7
New research from Ally Bank also uncovers a surprising amount of financial hanky-panky.
Reuters
8
When her 15 year marriage ended, Cassie was craving some hassle-free-hanky-panky.
News.com.au
9
Right before Christmas, I began to think Bill was engaged in some hanky-panky.
Dead to the world
10
Bring a hanky for Saturday night's Grand Final… it's going to be emotional.
The Guardian
11
Are we sure the third wasn't also into the hanky panky?
Storm Front
12
Nell quieted down; Chris pulled out a hanky and handed it to her.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
13
I'm not even sure there was ever any hanky-panky, as such.
Moon Over Soho
14
When he reached for a hanky, I noticed a tick cruising his collar.
Break No Bones
15
There would be no fooling around on his set, no hanky-panky.
Big bosoms and square jaws
16
Epstein plucked a hanky from his pocket and handed it to his client.
Spider bones: a novel
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Translations for hanky
Portuguese
lenço
Spanish
pañuelo
Hanky through the time
Hanky across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common