OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4484

handkerchief

/ˈhæŋkət͡ʃɪf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mocador • moquero • pañuelo
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.
Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.