handkerchief

noun/ˈhæŋkərˌtʃɪf/

Frequency rank: #10,845 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a small square piece of cloth used for wiping the face or nose.

Illustration for the English word “handkerchief”

Example sentence

She wiped her tears with the handkerchief her grandmother had given her.

Synonyms & related words

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