head-kerchief

A form of headkerchief — A kerchief worn on the head

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Meanings

nounhead-kerchief (plural head-kerchiefs or head-kerchieves)

plural head-kerchiefs · plural head-kerchieves

  1. alternativeAlternative form of headkerchief.

    The girl, as she passed, seized one end of the basket and helped the old woman to raise it to her head, where it rested solidly on the cushion of her head-kerchief.

    1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars
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APA

head-kerchief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-kerchief

MLA

“head-kerchief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-kerchief. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head-kerchief,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-kerchief.

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