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- noun Plural form of
kerchief .
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Examples
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They sat erect, the delicate napes of their necks showing above their muslin kerchiefs under their high twists of hair, for even Mary had her golden curls caught up that morning on account of the flax-lint, and from their fair, attentive faces nobody would have gathered what stress of mind both were in.
The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900
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Her "kerchiefs" were "full fine" of texture, and weighed, one might be sworn, ten pound --
Chaucer Adolphus William Ward 1880
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In the far-flung town of Thiotte, located in the sliver of rainforest still left in Haiti, women in pastel-colored kerchiefs sit at outdoor tables piled high with pale dried Arabica coffee beans.
Marcia DeSanctis: On the Road in Haiti Marcia DeSanctis 2011
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Stoned on acid, Pixie is performing the dance of the seven veils with camouflage kerchiefs.
The Last Vietnam War Movie James Lloyd Davis 2011
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Now, the 74-year-old Mr. Offit owns 40 to 50 flags and other historical textiles, including one of the earliest known kerchiefs depicting George Washington.
The Star-Spangled Collection Judith H. Dobrzynski 2011
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The air was thick with acrid smoke, and people were covering their faces with T-shirts, kerchiefs and towels to work.
Global Voices in English » Greece: Wildfires encroaching on Athens 2009
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Next I'd like to learn to increase and decrease so I can make shawls for me and my mom & grandma, and cute kerchiefs for me and Elayna.
Thor's Day, which is my Friday this week sartorias 2009
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Nearby someone cries into a saxophone; the bricks of buildings are moved to tears, curtains flutter like kerchiefs.
October « 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009
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In the far-flung town of Thiotte, located in the sliver of rainforest still left in Haiti, women in pastel-colored kerchiefs sit at outdoor tables piled high with pale dried Arabica coffee beans.
Marcia DeSanctis: On the Road in Haiti Marcia DeSanctis 2011
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Nearby someone cries into a saxophone; the bricks of buildings are moved to tears, curtains flutter like kerchiefs.
michael koehler | tangletown & beyond « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009
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