English Dictionary
Definition of “handkerchief”
Word Frequency
Translations for 'handkerchief'
- British English: handkerchief
A handkerchief is a small square of fabric which you use for blowing your nose.ˈhæŋkətʃɪf; -tʃiːf NOUN - Arabic: مِنْدِيل
- Brazilian Portuguese: lenço
- Chinese: 手绢
- Croatian: rupčić
- Czech: kapesník
- Danish: lommetørklæde
- Dutch: zakdoek
- European Spanish: pañuelo
- Finnish: nenäliina
- French: mouchoir
- German: Taschentuch Taschentücher
- Greek: μαντήλι
- Italian: fazzoletto
- Japanese: ハンカチ
- Korean: 손수건
- Norwegian: lommetørkle
- Polish: chusteczka
- Portuguese: lenço
- Romanian: batistă batiste
- Russian: носовой платок
- Spanish: pañuelo
- Swedish: näsduk
- Thai: ผ้าเช็ดหน้า
- Turkish: mendil
- Ukrainian: хусточка
- Vietnamese: khăn mùi xoa
Example Sentences Including 'handkerchief'
An officer in Kargil tells us about a soldier who used his handkerchief to plug the bullet wound in his thigh.India Today (1999)
Clifford unloaded a few crates, pulled me out, stripped off the tape and pulled the handkerchief out.INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief , she inspected her mascara in the mirror.Final Resort
He does not help himself being pictured in Covent Garden the night before leaving for Graz with a handkerchief on his head.Sun, News of the World (1999)
He looked about thirty, had hooded eyes, long hair and a flamboyant red handkerchief knotted about his skinny neck.SHARPE'S PREY (2002)
I have but one piece of ensemble that can be described as such - a khaki handkerchief.SA Star (2005)
Looking on, with a handkerchief clutched to her mouth, was the couple's only child, Irina, 42.Sun, News of the World (1999)
The helipad looked to Pernelle about the size of a handkerchief.A Daystar of Fear
`I was using my handkerchief trying to keep the windscreen in front of Beryl a little bit clear.Misc (1999)
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