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   Kerchief , n.; pl. Kerchiefs . [OE. coverchef, OF. cuevrechief, couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + OF. chief head, F. chef. See Cover, Chief, and cf. Curfew.]
   A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief.
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   He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape.
   Shak.
   
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   Her black hair strained away
   To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin.
   Mrs. Browning.
   
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   A lady who wears a kerchief.
   Dryden.