kerchief

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kerchief

/ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/ US
/ˈkɝ.t͡ʃif/ US
/ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/ UK
/ˈkɜː.tʃiːf/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English keverchef, coverchef et al., from Old French couvrechief, from couvrir (“to cover”) + chief (“head”). Compare curfew.

noun kerchiefs · kerchieves

dated A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana. And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, / Had just settled down for a long winter's nap […]

verb kerchiefs · kerchiefing · kerchiefed

dated, transitive To cover with a kerchief.

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noun piece of cloth

Español	toca, toquilla
한국어	두건 dugeon
日本語	頭巾 zukin
中文	頭巾 /头巾 tóujīn
Português	lenço, bandana
Français	foulard, fichu
Deutsch	Kopftuch
Italiano	bandana, fascia
Română	batic, basma, năframă, maramă
Русский	плато́к platók, плато́чек platóček, косы́нка kosýnka
العربية	غِفَارَة ḡifāra, لِفَاع lifāʕ

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@misc{kerchief_2026,
  title = {kerchief},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kerchief},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}