Definition of "handkerchief" []

• A small square of cloth used especially for wiping the nose or mouth. (noun)
• A large piece of cloth worn as a decorative article; a scarf. (noun)

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• "Although I have spoken Romanian for decades, it was only while talking with Oskar Pastior that I realized that the Romanian word for handkerchief is batistă."
• "The drawer was a family portrait in handkerchief format."
• "Pantyhose are the funniest when you have to assit. they just keep coming, like the handkerchief from the clown's mouth."