Word Meanings - KEVERCHIEF - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A kerchief. Chaucer.

KERCHIEF
couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + 1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in
KERCHIEFED; KERCHIEFT
Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief. Milton.
ENKERCHIEFED
Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. Milton. That soft, enkerchiefed hair. M. Arnold.
NECKERCHIEF
A kerchief for the neck; -- called also neck handkerchief.
HANDKERCHIEF
1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands. 2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.