Large, often sheer, square scarf or kerchief, folded diagonally into a triangle, worn by women tied, pinned or tucked into the bodice.
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Examples for "kerchief"
Examples for "kerchief"
1The red kerchief which had confined it was lying on the floor.
2He replaced the things, and carefully retied the ends of the kerchief.
3And he led him to where the kerchief lay on the ground.
4This time the white kerchief was dabbed over the keen blue eyes.
5Vaulting off, the chief ran to the kerchief, and picked it up.
1She twisted the ends of her rose-coloured neckerchief nervously with one hand.
2His scraggy throat was adorned with a black neckerchief like a boot-lace.
3I could not find a certain little embroidered neckerchief, a very marvel!
4His neckerchief had been taken away; but he had his braces.
5He was dressed in a neat black suit, and wore a white neckerchief.
1A colored fichu round the neck was the only ornament she wore.
2She had a little white muslin folded fichu about her shoulders.
3That collar was a clever idea-andthat fichu of lace.
4Bertha wears a dark gown, cut square, with frilled fichu.
5It is cut low in the neck, where it is eked out by a creamy fichu.
6Adjusting his eyeglasses, they slipped from his nose and fell on the lace of her fichu.
7He liked the lace fichu at her throat.
8The short, puffed sleeves, lace fichu and full, puffed skirt proclaimed it of a bygone generation.
9She knotted her fichu round her bare head.
10Her sleek crimps were all ruffled up, and her lace fichu twisted half around her neck.
11Thereupon a hoarse voice growled confused words under the black fichu: "Yes, yes, madame."
12To our friend both sky and sea were familiar companions; but the fichu was a new friend.
13Still Winona felt it was daring, because the collar was low and sported a fichu of lace.
14It had a soft fichu about the neck of yellowed muslin, with a pattern of little roses.
15The air was warm and caressing, and he let his thin fichu slip away from his breasts.
16She threw the door open and swept in, her skirts wide, a lace fichu around her neck.
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