The word handkerchief derives from the word kerchief which came from two French words: couvrir, which means "to cover", and chef, which means "head"; so a ... Modern usage · Origin · Pocket square

28 сент. 2017 г. · handkerchief (n.) 1520s, from hand + kerchief, originally "cloth for covering the head," but since Middle English used generally as "piece ...

Ancient: σουδάριον n (soudárion). Greenlandic: kakkissarfik; Hebrew: מִמחָטָה (he) f (mimkhatá); Hindi: रूमाल (hi) m (rūmāl); Hungarian: zsebkendő (hu) ...

a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.

The earliest known use of the noun handkerchief is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for handkerchief is from 1530, in the writing of John Palsgrave ...

You can call a handkerchief a "hanky," or just a kerchief, although this more often means "a square piece of cloth worn as a head covering." This last part of ...

21 авг. 2005 г. · “Kerchief” descends from the Middle English word “courchef,” which in turn comes from the Old French word “cuevrechief.” Broken down further, “ ...

13 нояб. 2024 г. · The meaning of HANDKERCHIEF is a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (such as blowing the nose) or as a ...

10 сент. 2021 г. · According to EtymOnline, it's attested in the 13th century as kovrechief, before that as Anglo-French courchief, from Old French couvrechief ...

This term came from two French words: couvrir, which means “to cover,” and chef, which means “head.” In the time of ancient Greece and Rome, handkerchiefs were ...