Hypertext Webster Gateway: "handkerchief"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Handkerchief
Only once in Authorized Version (Acts 19:12). The Greek word
(sudarion) so rendered means properly "a sweat-cloth." It is
rendered "napkin" in John 11:44; 20:7; Luke 19:20.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Handkerchief \Hand"ker*chief\ (h[a^]n"k[~e]r*ch[i^]f; 277), n.
[Hand + kerchief.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
handkerchief
n : a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or
as a costume accessory [syn: {hankie}, {hanky}, {hankey}]
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