| 词汇 | handkerchief |
| 释义 | handkerchief noun[ C ] uk /ˈhæŋ.kə.tʃiːf/ us /ˈhæŋ.kɚ.tʃiːf/pluralhandkerchiefs or UK alsohandkerchieves(informalhanky) B1 a square piece of cloth or paper used for cleaning the nose or drying the eyes when they are wet with tears: 手帕 She took out her handkerchief and blew her nose loudly.她掏出手帕大声地擤鼻涕。 Compare tissue(PAPER) Vinson Motas/EyeEm/GettyImages Gloves & accessories aviator glasses bandeau bell boutonniere brolly buttonhole eyewear fascinator fingerless glove gloved hanky muff parasol pashmina pocket handkerchief rosette tiepin umbrella utility belt handkerchief | American Dictionaryhandkerchief noun[ C ] us/ˈhæŋ·kər·tʃəf, -tʃɪf, -ˌtʃif/ a square piece of cloth used for blowing the nose or for cleaning the face or eyes Examples of handkerchiefhandkerchief For example, the handkerchief, a common linen or cotton accessory, took many forms. Sharing everything with your neighbours, haven't even got a bit of garden to call your own except for that pocket handkerchief out there. A pipe-maker was robbed of his muslin cravat, striped handkerchief, leather shoes and iron buckles. It was an old bandanna handkerchief, heavy and knotted. He wears a blue silk handkerchief around his neck. This time he dashed at them with a clean handkerchief. But the resourceful young woman has only pretended to eat, hiding the noisome food in a handkerchief. She brings illustrated and other papers, books of stories, little comforts in the way of eating and drinking, shirts, gowns, handkerchiefs, c. Disinfection by boiling all linen, especially pillowcases, handkerchiefs and sheets, as well as plenty of good food and open fresh air, was also recommended. The owner of an apple stall lost a linen smock and linen shirt, a silk handkerchief and a half yard of lace in the burglary of her family home. Herbert's actions, particularity the covering of the grubby dead child with the silk handkerchief, appear simultaneously superfluous and inadequate. Probably formed on the analogy of handkerchief. One could wash one's teeth, shave, and wash one's socks and handkerchiefs in that one half-pint of water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On reception prisoners are given two clean shirts, two clean pairs of socks and one clean handkerchief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there has been some reference to what are called the "disposables": disposable paper handkerchiefs, disposable paper dish cloths, disposable paper napkins, of both sorts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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