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Attire > Civil attire > Kerchief
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Kerchief  
DEFINITION
  • n. From Middle English "curchef" "kerchef" and Old French "couvrechief" "cuevrechief", Anglo-Norman "courchief". It is a piece of fabric to cover the head, or worn tied around the neck.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]; Stevenson, Angus ed. New Oxford American Dictionary. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Fichu

French

Fazzoletto

Italian

Pañuelo

Spanish

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